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Cingular was a joint venture between AT&T and Bell South. That is one of the reasons the "new" AT&T bought Bell South, I think shortly after the inks dry you'll see the Cingular name change to AT&T again.
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I will have to concur with you Bill.
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Did I miss something? Please tell me that the "new AT&t" didn't buy BellSouth. This would be the beginning of the end.
Sure, AT&T and BellSouth bought Cellular One and changed the name to Cingular a few years ago, but I pray that is as close that the companies really are.
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Yes Ed, it's just going through the process now, but the experts expect it to go through by years end. Here's a link to one article. https://att.sbc.com/gen/press-room?pid=7659
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When the smoke & dust settles, it looks like we will have a "mini Ma Bell" in our midst.
I doubt we will see AT&T acquire Verizon or Qwest any time soon. But AT&T could make a bid for some of the states that Verizon wants to unload, such as Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
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I don't think big V wants out of Maine soon they have been buying most the smaller LEC, between them, fairpoint and mid maine what used to be about 20 LECs is down to 3
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I'd say that TDS is the largest of the ILECs in Maine. But, it is true that Verizon wants out of Maine. Every time I call Verizon to install or disconnect trunks, I ask if there is anything new to report.
The response I usually get is "You know more about this than we do".
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