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Encyclopedia > Advanced Mobile Phone Service
Advanced Mobile Phone Service, Inc.
Type Defunct
Founded 1978
Headquarters
Industry Telecommunications
Products AMPS
Parent AT&T
Website www.cingular.com
www.verizonwireless.com

Advanced Mobile Phone Service, Inc. was a subsidiary of AT&T prior to the Bell System Divestiture. Abbreviated AMPS, the company was created in 1978 to build and operate the new Advanced Mobile Phone System also abbreviated AMPS. AMPS was developed by Bell Labs to replace older, severely limited radiophone services, such as IMTS. AMPS was one of the first modern cellular phone systems, which remains in operation until 2008. AT&T (Bell System) logo, 1969-1983 This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) is the analog mobile phone system standard developed by Bell Labs, and officially introduced in the Americas in 1984. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... This article describes the former AT&T Corp. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... AT&T (formerly an abbreviation for American Telephone and Telegraph) Corporation (NYSE: T) is an American telecommunications company. ... The break up of AT&T was initiated in 1974 by the U.S. Department of Justice anti-trust suit against the telephone monopoly. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) is the analog mobile phone system standard developed by Bell Labs, and officially introduced in the Americas in 1984. ... Bell Laboratories (also known as Bell Labs and formerly known as AT&T Bell Laboratories and Bell Telephone Laboratories) was the main research and development arm of the United States Bell System. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Two-way radio. ... The Improved Mobile Telephone Service (IMTS) is a pre-cellular VHF/UHF radio system that links to the PSTN. IMTS was the radiotelephone equivalent of land dial phone service. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Service started in Chicago on October 13, 1983 and in the Washington, DC area December 1983. After divestiture, AMPS was divided among the 7 newly created Regional Holding Companies, now known as RBOCs: Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works, Second City (reference to when Chicago was second in population and prestige to New York). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... The Regional Bell operating companies (RBOC) are the result of the United States antitrust action against AT&T in 1983. ...

Verizon Wireless owns and operates the second-largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. ... Verizon Wireless owns and operates the second-largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. ... First cellular company to provide modern mobile phone service for the general public in Chicago on October 13, 1983 Originally named Ameritech Mobile Communications, then later became Ameritech Cellular. ... Cingular Wireless is the largest United States mobile phone company, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... AirTouch Communications was a U.S.-based wireless service provider that was created when PacTel Cellular was spun off from Pacific Telesis on April 1, 1994, forming both AirTouch Cellular and AirTouch Paging. ... Cingular Wireless is the largest United States mobile phone company, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... AirTouch Communications was a U.S.-based wireless service provider that was created when PacTel Cellular was spun off from Pacific Telesis on April 1, 1994, forming both AirTouch Cellular and AirTouch Paging. ...

Evolution of Successor Companies

Through a series of mergers, acquisitions, and re-consolidation among the Baby Bells, these 7 mobile operating companies are now split between Cingular Wireless (AT&T) and Verizon Wireless. There are some discrepancies not noted on the chart due to service areas being sold off during mergers, such as Ameritech Mobile Communication's Chicago area network is now Verizon Wireless.
AT&T Wireless redirects here. ... AT&T (NYSE: T) is the largest provider of both local and long distance telephone services, wireless service under the brand Cingular Wireless, and DSL Internet access in the United States. ... Verizon Wireless owns and operates the second-largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1141x240, 19 KB) Evolution of AT&Ts original cellular service operating company. ...


References

  • AT&T History


 

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