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Re: Cincinnati Bell and SNET (was Cingular & at&t)

John Mayson (john@mayson.us)
Tue, 15 May 2007 10:18:40 -0500

hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:

> So Cincinnati Bell is not owned by one of the "big" regional baby
> bells? Who is "Broadwing"?

During the 90's Cincinnati Bell decided there was two things wrong
with their name: "Cincinnati" and "Bell". It wasn't edgy enough. It
merged the name of a bland Midwestern city with a word synonymous with
the old telecom world. This was the 90's! We were hip! Cyberspace
was the thing. So they changed the name. Cincinnati Bell had
holdings and businesses outside of the Cincinnati area who did
business as "Broadwing".

John Mayson <john@mayson.us>
Austin, Texas, USA

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