The Southern New England Telephone Company (commonly referred to as SNET by its customers) started operations on January 27, 1878 as the District Telephone Company of New Haven. Since its inception, SNET has held a monopoly on most of the telephone services in the state of Connecticut; the only exception is in a small part of the state near the New York state border where Verizon Communications provides telephone services (formerly served by the Bell Operating Company New York Telephone, which became a part of NYNEX, which was absorbed into Bell Atlantic, now Verizon). Image File history File links Snetlogo. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Constitution State Official languages English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Senators Chris Dodd (D) Joe Lieberman (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 48th 14,371 km² 12. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... For the mobile phone provider, see Verizon Wireless. ... The New York Telephone Company (NYTel) was organized in 1896, taking over the New York City operations of the American Bell Telephone Company. ... Categories: Corporation stubs | Communications companies of the United States | Defunct companies | Telephone companies | Public Utilities ... Categories: Corporation stubs | Communications companies of the United States | Defunct companies | Telephone companies | Public Utilities ... This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a local exchange telephone company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former Bell Operating Company, and GTE, which was the largest independant local exchange...

In 1998, SBC Communications, now AT&T, purchased SNET. SNET and Cincinnati Bell were the only two companies in the old Bell System that AT&T only had a minority stake in; therefore, neither is considered a Regional Bell operating company (RBOC). Cincinnati Bell is still independent of any RBOC. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... SBC Communications NYSE: SBC is an American telecommunications company based in San Antonio, Texas. ... AT&T Inc. ... Cincinnati Bell is the dominant telephone company for Cincinnati, Ohio and its nearby suburbs in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. ... The Bell System was a trademark and service mark used by the US telecommunications company American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) and its affiliated companies to co-brand their extensive circuit-switched telephone network and their affiliations with each other. ... AT&T Inc. ... The current local phone company boundaries. ...

The SNET name is still used for regulatory purposes in Connecticut. SNET is the only Bell Operating Company within AT&T to keep its former name for regulatory purposes. State nickname: The Constitution State Official languages English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Senators Chris Dodd (D) Joe Lieberman (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 48th 14,371 km² 12. ...

Brand History

	The Southern New England Telephone Co. In 1921, SNET was a minority holding of AT&T, but it still used the Bell branding and was recognized as a part of AT&T. This is just one of the many Bell logos used by AT&T until 1983. This version of the logo was used up to 1939.
	Southern New England Telephone In 1984, AT&T broke up its ownership of its local operating companies, whom were grouped into 7 Regional Bell Operating Companies; AT&T also had to withdraw its holdings in SNET and Cincinnati Bell. Because the two companies were small in size and not wholly owned, Cincinnati Bell, Inc. and Southern New England Telephone became fully independent companies. SNET changed its official corporate name to Southern New England Telecommunications, Inc.
	Southern New England Telecommunications The Telecommuncations Act of 1996 is signed. SBC Communications, now AT&T, Inc., purchased SNET in 1998.
	SBC SNET In 2001, SBC begins to rebrand all of its Bells to reflect their being a part of a national telecommuncations provider. SBC eventually drops the names of all of its Bells in 2002, and adds the title "d/b/a SBC (name of state or region)" to the official names of its companies.