American Bell

American Bell refers to two entities that were associated with the Bell System.

  • Bell Telephone Company, at one time known as American Bell Telephone Company, original parent of American Telephone and Telegraph Company
  • AT&T Information Systems, founded in 1982 as American Bell, Inc., an unregulated subsidiary of American Telephone and Telegraph Company that sold telephone equipment

Famous quotes containing the words american and/or bell:

    “Today’s fathers and mothers—with only the American dream for guidance—extend and overextend themselves, physically, emotionally, and financially, during the best years of their lives to ensure that their children will grow up prepared to do better and go further than they did.”
    —Stella Chess (20th century)

    “I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.”
    —Jeffrey Archer (b. 1940)