What was Cingular called before it was called Cingular?

[Guybrush]

It's been bugging my friend all day, and i can't remember

 

[Freejack2]

Don't know if this applies to all of them but Cingular around here used to be Cellular One.

 

[GTaudiophile]

BellSouth Mobility

 

[Dragnov]

Pac Bell here. Although I believe Cingular is a compilation of mobile service companies...

 

[Androdom]

http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?53&bus

The Cingular born in October 2000 was a Frankensteinian patchwork of a company, sporting 60 call centers, 11 billing systems and the leftover IT systems of several legacy acquisitions. Formed from the merger of SBC and BellSouth's wireless units, the newborn company was still dealing with the aftermath of even earlier mergers, such as the absorption of SNET, PacBell Wireless, Cellular One and Comcast Cellular into SBC.

 

[Guybrush]

Hm, she says that's not it, we're in Los Angeles

 

[Guybrush]

Sorry, referring to Cellular One. Ya, she says it WAS Pac Bell. Thanks a ton guys.