SBC Communications
| SBC Communications Inc. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Incorporated |
| resolution | 2005 |
| Reason for dissolution | fusion |
| Seat | San Antonio , United States |
| Number of employees | 162,700 (December 2004) |
| sales | $ 40.787 billion (2004) |
| Branch | telecommunications |
The SBC Communications Inc. ( Southwestern Bell Corporation ) was the largest regional landline -Telekommunikationsanbieter in the United States . SBC had specialized primarily in wireless communication and Internet access and was in competition with companies such as Verizon , Covad , BellSouth and Qwest .
In 1999 the company had sales of $ 49.49 billion.
After the purchase of the former parent company AT&T in November 2005, AT&T was taken over as the new name of the entire company.