In article <slrnfcc7qf.ibp.sjsobol@amethyst.justthe.net>,
Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> wrote:


> >> Guess you are 'technically" correct but some of us have been with
> >> PacBell which then became Airtouch which then became Verizon, etc. as
> >> the swallowing-up of regional carriers evolved. Maybe that is along the
> >> lines he was thinking.
> >
> >
> > Flawed as well as incorrect line of thinking. Pac Bell Wireless became
> > SBC wireless and then rebranded wireless services to Cingular. SBC
> > bought ATTWS, but kept the AT&T name for wireless.
>
> SBC bought all of AT&T, actually.

I'm aware of that, but for purposes related to this thread; I mentioned
only the relevant cellular aspect.

>
> > Today's VZW is made up mainly of the former GTE Wireless (where I was a
> > customer), Bell Atlantic Mobile, Vodaphone, AirTouch Cellular, and a
> > host of small players. No part of the former Pac Bell Wireless is a
> > part of today's VZW (to my knowledge).
>
> I thought part of PacBell Wireless spun off and became AirTouch. But I'm
> not 100% sure.


That certainly wasn't the case in NorCal.



--Mike