South Central Bell
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| Type | Private (Subsidiary of AT&T) |
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| Founded | 1968 |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Products | POTS, DSL |
| Parent | AT&T Corporation (1968-1984) BellSouth (1984-2006) AT&T Inc. (2006-present) |
| Website | www.att.com www.bellsouth.com |
South Central Bell Telephone Company, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, was the name of the Bell System's operations in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. South Central Bell was created in July 1968 when the Bell telephone operations in those states were split off from Southern Bell, similar to how Pacific Northwest Bell split off from Pacific Telephone & Telegraph around the same time period. South Central Bell was headquartered in (what is now) the AT&T City Center building in Birmingham, Alabama.
In 1984, South Central Bell became a holding of BellSouth Corporation, effectively reuniting South Central Bell with Southern Bell, although both operated separately until 1995.
