The aquiring of AT&T by SBC will not affect any of what is left of the
"Baby Bells" like Bell South at all.
Unless of course with theri new Power then can gobble then up also.

as a side note on this here is a listing, Not up to date, of what is
happening with the "Baby Bells" created with the break up of the
old AT&T
in 1984

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       1. Bell Telephone Company of Nevada
              * Is now known as Nevada Bell.
              * Is managed by the RBOC Pacific Telesis, which has now
merged with SBC Communications.
       2. Illinois Bell Telephone Company.
              * Is managed by the RBOC Ameritech
       3. Indiana Bell Telephone Company
              * Is managed by the RBOC Ameritech
       4. Michigan Bell Telephone Company
              * Is managed by the RBOC Ameritech
       5. New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
              * Formerly managed by the RBOC NYNEX. Due to a merger, it is
now managed by the RBOC Bell Atlantic now known as Verizon.
       6. New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
              * Is now known as Bell Atlantic-New Jersey
              * Is managed by the RBOC Bell Atlantic now known as Verizon.
       7. Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
              * Is managed by the RBOC US West.
       8. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company
              * Is managed by the RBOC US West.
       9. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company
              * Is now known as Pacific Bell
              * Is managed by the RBOC Pacific Telesis, which has now
merged with SBC Communications.
      10. South Central Bell Telephone Company
      11. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
      12. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
              * Is managed by the RBOC Southwestern Bell
      13. The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
              * Is now known as Bell Atlantic - Pennsylvania now known as
Verizon.
              * Is managed by the RBOC Bell Atlantic now known as Verizon.
      14. The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company
      15. The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland
              * Is now known as Bell Atlantic - Maryland now known as
Verizon.
              * Is managed by the RBOC Bell Atlantic now known as Verizon.
      16. The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia.
      17. The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia
              * Is managed by the RBOC Bell Atlantic now known as Verizon.
              * Changed it's name to Bell Atlantic-West Virginia
      18. The Diamond State Telephone Company
      19. The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company
              * Is managed by the RBOC US West.
      20. The New York Telephone Company
              * Formerly managed by the RBOC NYNEX. Due to a merger, it is 
now managed by the RBOC Bell Atlantic now known as Verizon.
      21. The Ohio Bell Telephone Company
              * Is managed by the RBOC Ameritech
      22. Wisconsin Telephone Company
              * Is managed by the RBOC Ameritech
              
    In addition to these afore-listed companies AT&T also had partial
ownership in the following two companies.

       1. Southern New England Bell Telephone Company
       2. Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company
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