AT&T

AT&T (formerly an abbreviation for American Telephone and Telegraph) Corporation {{nyse|T}} is an American telecommunications company. AT&T provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications and professional services to businesses, consumers, and government agencies. During its long history, AT&T has at times been the world's largest telephone company, the world's largest cable television operator, and a regulated monopoly. At its peak, it employed one million people and its revenue was roughly $300 billion annually in today's dollars. In early 2005, SBC Communications (commonly called one of the "Baby Bells" that was split-off from AT&T itself) began the legal process to purchase its once parent AT&T.

Nicknames

AT&T was also known as "Ma Bell" and affectionately called "Mother" by phone phreaks. Spinoffs like the Regional Bell Operating Companies or RBOCs were often called "Baby Bells".

Related Topics:
Phreak - Regional Bell Operating Companies

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The AT&T Globe Symbol, the corporate logo designed by Saul Bass in 1983, has been nicknamed the Death Star in reference to Star Wars. This name was also given to the titanic former Bell Labs facility in Holmdel, New Jersey, now owned by Lucent.

Related Topics:
Logo - Saul Bass - 1983 - Death Star - Star Wars - Holmdel, New Jersey

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