Pacific Telesis

Pacific Telesis Group
Company typeSubsidiary[1]
NYSE: PAC[2]
IndustryTelecommunications
PredecessorAmerican Telephone and Telegraph Company
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Defunct2006; 18 years ago (2006)
FateMerged
SuccessorAT&T Teleholdings
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Key people
Chuck Smith (former CEO)
Ray Wilkins (former CEO)
ProductsTelephone, Internet, Television
ParentAT&T Corporation (1983)
AT&T Inc. (1997-2006)

Pacific Telesis Group (PacTel) was one of the seven Regional Bell Operating Companies, sometimes also referred to as "RBOCs" or "Baby Bells", created in 1983 in preparation of the breakup of AT&T Corporation. Pacific Telesis was the holding company for Pacific Bell, Nevada Bell, Pacific Telesis International, PacTel Mobile Services and PacTel InfoSystems. Pacific Telesis was headquartered in San Francisco and incorporated in Nevada. It was acquired by SBC Communications (the former Southwestern Bell) in 1997, which would eventually become today’s AT&T Inc.

  1. ^ "Pacific Telesis Group, Inc. v. FTB, Legal - filed March 9, 2005" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  2. ^ "AT&T Stockholder Services".