Comments on: Family Tree of Telecommunication Companies http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:27:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mateus http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-1116430 Mateus Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:58:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/#comment-1116430 Where is taco bell? Where is taco bell?

]]> By: Randy http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-1107647 Randy Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:36:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/#comment-1107647 I didn't see U.S. Cellular on there. I didn’t see U.S. Cellular on there.

]]> By: Tweeker http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-1107245 Tweeker Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:46:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/#comment-1107245 Bell bought Western Electric in 1881 from Western Union, it did most of their manufacturing from then till 1995. Western Electric gear is quite collectible. As much of their gear was built to be leased, it was built to very high standards to reduce servicing requirements. Bell bought Western Electric in 1881 from Western Union, it did most of their manufacturing from then till 1995.

Western Electric gear is quite collectible. As much of their gear was built to be leased, it was built to very high standards to reduce servicing requirements.

]]> By: JP http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-1106885 JP Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:22:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/#comment-1106885 As I recall, AT&T had an equipment manufacturing company called Western Electric. All their handsets carried that logo. Western Electric turned into Lucent after the divestiture I think. It's worth including, I think, given that Western Electric was a *huge* company for a while and even ventured into the personal computer market. As I recall, AT&T had an equipment manufacturing company called Western Electric. All their handsets carried that logo. Western Electric turned into Lucent after the divestiture I think.

It’s worth including, I think, given that Western Electric was a *huge* company for a while and even ventured into the personal computer market.

]]> By: KC http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-1106850 KC Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:26:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/#comment-1106850 What about SNET - Southern New England Telephone? What about SNET – Southern New England Telephone?

]]> By: Steve Crow http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-1106770 Steve Crow Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:31:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/#comment-1106770 You neglected some chunks of Sprint, Alltel, and T-Mobile history. Included in the 1992 formation of Sprint's local landline telephone division (merger/acquisition with United Telecom) was Central Telephone Company (Centel). For a few years after 1992, the company branded itself as "Sprint Centel" and "Sprint United" in the respective markets. Centel operated a cellular telephone system in portions of the United States as well, and this became Sprint Cellular. Sprint entered the GSM market in the mid 1990's and spun off the old cellular division. The former Sprint Cellular, along with various other local cellular systems (Cellular One's Richmond, VA market is one example) were rolled into 360 Communications, which was purchased by Alltel in 1999. Sprint marketed its new GSM service as "Sprint Spectrum" in the Washington, DC area for a few years before selling it to what would become VoiceStream, which as we all know eventually became T-Mobile USA. Sprint wanted to focus on new PCS technologies and built out its Sprint PCS CDMA network (incidentally still licensed as Sprint Spectrum, L.P. on a national level). Now we see that the former Sprint Local division, now called Embarq, is going to be rolled into another telecom. You neglected some chunks of Sprint, Alltel, and T-Mobile history.

Included in the 1992 formation of Sprint’s local landline telephone division (merger/acquisition with United Telecom) was Central Telephone Company (Centel). For a few years after 1992, the company branded itself as “Sprint Centel” and “Sprint United” in the respective markets.

Centel operated a cellular telephone system in portions of the United States as well, and this became Sprint Cellular. Sprint entered the GSM market in the mid 1990′s and spun off the old cellular division. The former Sprint Cellular, along with various other local cellular systems (Cellular One’s Richmond, VA market is one example) were rolled into 360 Communications, which was purchased by Alltel in 1999.

Sprint marketed its new GSM service as “Sprint Spectrum” in the Washington, DC area for a few years before selling it to what would become VoiceStream, which as we all know eventually became T-Mobile USA. Sprint wanted to focus on new PCS technologies and built out its Sprint PCS CDMA network (incidentally still licensed as Sprint Spectrum, L.P. on a national level).

Now we see that the former Sprint Local division, now called Embarq, is going to be rolled into another telecom.

]]> By: konshuss http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-1106672 konshuss Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:40:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/27/family-tree-of-telecommunication-companies/#comment-1106672 I live in Canada and my phone company is called Bell. I think I know where they originated :) I live in Canada and my phone company is called Bell. I think I know where they originated :)

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