RBOC

Regional Bell Operating Company

RBOC

(Regional Bell Operating Company) The Bell telephone companies that were spun off from AT&T by court order in 1984 (the Divestiture). Also known as the "Baby Bells," the initial seven RBOCs were Nynex, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Southwestern Bell, US West, Pacific Telesis and Ameritech. By 2007, mergers reduced the number to three: AT&T, Verizon and Qwest (see below). See Divestiture and Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Company Baby Bells AT&T Ameritech, Southwestern Bell BellSouth, Pacific Telesis Verizon Nynex, Bell Atlantic Qwest US West

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Definition

RBOC➣Regional Bell Operating Company

RBOC➣Recreational Boaters of California

RBOC➣Red Badge of Courage

RBOC➣Random Bullets of Crap

RBOC➣Rapid Bloom Off-Board Chaff

RBOC➣Rate-Based Overload Control

RBOC➣Rapid-Blooming Off-Board Countermeasures