Ameritech
Former regional carrier
Ameritech was one of the seven Regional Bell Operating Companies created when AT&T was broken up in 1984, providing telephone service across the Midwest—Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
SBC Communications acquired Ameritech in 1999, eventually rebranding under AT&T.
The name persists in older signage and nostalgia for the pre-consolidation telecom era.
Telecommunications conglomerate
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- telephonyDistant voice communication systems
- landlineStationary wired telephone
- service providerEntity delivering ongoing services
public utility · Ma Bell · telecom · subscriber · tariff · long-distance · divestiture · deregulation
North-central American region
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
- IndianaMidwestern state, nineteenth admitted
- MichiganNorthern Great Lakes state
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
Wisconsin · Chicago · Great Lakes · 1984 · local service · ratepayers · infrastructure · franchise
Stationary wired telephone
- telephone networkConnected lines for calls
- switchesCircuit opening devices
- fiber-opticLight-carrying cable technology
- DSLTelephone-line broadband service
ISDN · central office · infrastructure · copper wire · dial tone · trunk lines · exchange · circuit
Assuming command of something
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- integrationCombining into a whole
shareholders · bid · deal · 1999 · regulatory approval · FCC · synergy · assets
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- defunctNo longer existing
- bygoneOf earlier times
- dial-upPhone-line internet connection
payphone · rotary · analog · discontinued · telephone booth · operator · party line · corded phone
AT&T
Telecommunications conglomerate
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- telephonyDistant voice communication systems
- landlineStationary wired telephone
service provider · public utility · Ma Bell · telecom · subscriber · tariff · long-distance · divestiture · deregulation · wholesale
Midwest
North-central American region
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
- IndianaMidwestern state, nineteenth admitted
- MichiganNorthern Great Lakes state
Ohio · Wisconsin · Chicago · Great Lakes · 1984 · local service · ratepayers · infrastructure · franchise
landline
Stationary wired telephone
- telephone networkConnected lines for calls
- switchesCircuit opening devices
- fiber-opticLight-carrying cable technology
DSL · ISDN · central office · infrastructure · copper wire · dial tone · trunk lines · exchange · circuit · transmission
takeover
Assuming command of something
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
integration · shareholders · bid · deal · 1999 · regulatory approval · FCC · synergy · assets · portfolio
obsolete
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- defunctNo longer existing
- bygoneOf earlier times
dial-up · payphone · rotary · analog · discontinued · telephone booth · operator · party line · corded phone
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