Pardon the pun, but I don't see the connection....
Mr. C is responsible for this, and it's a GOOD thing???
Phil O. (whose livilihood depends on the big V, since spouse has worked for
GTE for 24 years before merger, and was happy just the way things were...)
> Verizon Wireless is the mega-company that resulted from the
> merger of Bell Atlantic Mobile, AirTouch Cellular, GTE Wireless,
> PrimeCo Personal Communications and AirTouch Paging. A year
> or so earlier, Bell Atlantic Mobile aquired NYNEX Mobile, giving
> them basically a complete cellular network from Virginia to
> Maine.
>
> Verizon itself is the mega-company that resulted from the merger
> of Bell Atlantic's and GTE's ground-based telephone systems.
> About a year earlier, Bell Atlantic and NYNEX merged, giving
> them the local phone service in just about every major market
> between Virginia and Maine. Bell Atlantic and NYNEX were two
> of the "baby Bells" created when the gob'ment split up AT&T
> as a monopoly.
>
> Cingular had me swinging from a rope for a few minutes, until
> I checked out their web site. They are the result of mergers
> between SBC Wireless, BellSouth Mobility, Ameritech Wireless,
> SNET Wireless, BellSouth Mobility DCS, BellSouth Wireless Data,
> Cellular One, Houston Cellular, Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell
> and Nevada Bell. I have to share this quote from the Cingular
> web site:
>
> We believe that human expression, if given the
> chance, can change the world.
>
> Cingular Wireless is about you and your individual
> needs and the celebration of your own self
> expression. We are a wireless company determined
> to promote the individual to a new level and to
> create a personal relationship with each of our
> customers.
>
> Tell me, Mr. Linnhoff, is the above quote the result of excessive
> drug use in the 1960's by hippies that have risen to power, or
> just a sign that the liberal democrats and their "feel good"
> campaign for the past 8 years has the country brainwashed????? :-)
>
> -Arthur ("Leaving for Fort Myers in less than 24 hours!" edition.)
>
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