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Michigan Bell is the subsidiary of AT&T serving the state of Michigan. Following the Bell System divestiture on January 8, 1984, the company became a subsidiary of Ameritech, the Regional Bell operating company that served the midwestern United States.
Michigan Bell, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameritech Corp., is the primary supplier of local telephone service in Michigan. The company, in business since the turn of the century, was controlled by the American Telegraph and Telephone Co. until the break-up of the telecommunications giant in 1984.
The AT&T Michigan Headquarters is a complex of skyscrapers and buildings located at 1st Street, Cass Avenue, State Street, and Michigan Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It contains the AT&T Building, the AT&T Building addition, the Maintenance Shop and is owned by communications giant AT&T.
The breakup of the Bell System resulted in the creation of seven independent companies that were formed from the original twenty-two AT&T-controlled members of the System. On January 1, 1984, these companies were NYNEX, Pacific Telesis, Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, Southwestern Bell Corporation, BellSouth, and US West.
The Michigan Bell Building is an industrial and office building located at 309 South Washington in Saginaw, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. History. In the late 1920s, Michigan Bell needed a new facility to house dial telephone equipment.
Bibliographic information. Title. The Michigan Bell, Volume 1, Issue 8. Contributors. Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Michigan State Telephone Company. Publisher. Michigan Bell Telephone...
Mar 20, 2018 · Learn about the history of the Michigan Bell Telephone Company sign found in the Brody/Emmons dump site at MSU. Discover how the company evolved from a monopoly to a subsidiary of AT&T and how public phones changed over time.
