Cingular has never been an independent company. It was formed by a
> joint venture of SBC and BellSouth. Both companies have been bought by
> AT&T, and Cingular's been re-branded. Again. :)
I thought those companies bought AT&T (see Pat's comments) ???
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Southwestern Bell (SBC) bought AT&T. _Prior_ to SBC's acquistion of AT&T, AT&T had (independently on its own) purchased BellSouth. Southwestern Bell (SBC) and BellSouth were the joint owners of Cingular Wireless. So now, Southwestern Bell (SBC) and the (AT&T/BellSouth combo) were the joint owners of Cingular Wireless.Then, Southwestern Bell (SBC) bought out the AT&T/BellSouth combo, and changed its corporate name to at&t. So now, the 'new' at&t becomes the sole owner of Cingular Wireless. Is that all as clear as mud? PAT]