BellSouth Telecommunications

For the holding company created in 1984 as a Regional Bell Operating Company, see BellSouth. For the predecessor company founded in 1879, see Southern Bell.

BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC was an operating company of AT&T that serves the southeastern United States. It consists of the former operations of Southern Bell and South Central Bell.

BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC

Formerly	SBT&T Co. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Telecommunications
Predecessor	Southern Bell
Founded	1983; 42 years ago (1983)
Defunct	2007; 18 years ago (2007)
Fate	Absorbed Into AT&T
Headquarters	AT&T Midtown Center Atlanta, Georgia, United States Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Area served	Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Key people	David Scobey (president)
Products	POTS, DSL
Parent	BellSouth (1984–2006) AT&T (2006–2007)
Website	www.att.com www.bellsouth.com

BellSouth Telecommunications was a subsidiary of BellSouth Corporation which was acquired by AT&T Inc. on December 29, 2006.

History

AT&T Midtown Center, BellSouth Telecommunications (d/b/a AT&T Southeast) headquarters, Atlanta

BellSouth Telecommunications was incorporated in 1983 as SBT&T Co. in Georgia in 1983,^[1] as part of the breakup of the Bell System to absorb the original Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company that was incorporated in New York in 1879. Southern Bell was merged into SBT&T Co. on December 31, 1983, and the merged company took the Southern Bell name.

In 1992, BellSouth consolidated its operating companies, merging South Central Bell into Southern Bell with the combined company becoming BellSouth Telecommunications.

Acquisition

On March 5, 2006, AT&T (SBC after acquiring the original AT&T) announced its intentions to acquire BellSouth Corporation, and on December 29, 2006, BellSouth Telecommunications became an operating company of AT&T^[2] The merger also consolidated the ownership of Cingular Wireless, which became AT&T Mobility.