Private company
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Logo: Bell System, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Former Bell Operating Company serving the Southeastern United States
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company was a Bell Operating Company serving the Southeastern United States of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It also previously covered the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee until 1968 when those were split off to form South Central Bell.2 It is part of Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania.1 It ceased to exist in 1983.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company was a Bell Operating Company serving the Southeastern United States of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It also previously covered the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee until 1968 when those were split off to form South Central Bell.2
Products and brands
- plain old telephone service
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaSouthern Bell
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ17141630
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