AT&T Corporation
Also known as: American Telephone and Telegraph Company · AT&T Corp. · AT&T
- 1Formerly the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
- 2Provided voice, video, and data telecommunications.
- 3Served businesses, consumers, and government agencies.
- 4Operated as a major provider of Internet services.
AT&T Corporation, an abbreviation of its former name, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, was an American telecommunications company that provided voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications and professional services to businesses, consumers, and government agencies.
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Bell Labs served as the research arm for AT&T for most of the 20th century, benefiting from the company's monopoly-funded R&D budget.
AT&T Corporation, formerly known as the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, was a major American telecommunications firm. It provided a comprehensive suite of services including voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications.
A Bell System logo (called the Blue Bell) used from 1889 to 1916Wikimedia Commons: File:Bell_System_hires_1889_logo.PNGShare of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company, issued 20 December 1921Wikimedia Commons: File:AT&T_1921.jpgHelen Hann, broadcasting at WEAF in 1922Wikimedia Commons: File:Milestone_1922.jpgThe 180,000-pound linear cable laying engine of CS Long Lines used for cable flow from storage to seabedWikimedia CommonsAT&T Long Lines cable ship working on the cable linking mainland Vero Beach, Florida to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Typical maps, US to Venezuela cable route.Wikimedia CommonsLogo used from 1984 to 1999Wikimedia CommonsLogo used since 2005Wikimedia CommonsAT&T Basking Ridge "Pagoda" campus renditions for office complex, 1972Wikimedia Commons Throughout its existence, the company served a diverse clientele ranging from private businesses and individual consumers to various government agencies. It played a central role in the development and maintenance of telecommunications infrastructure in the United States.