At 10 May 2008 08:22:45 -0400 Pangloss wrote: *Sigh* AT&T did NOT "buy out" Cingular. Cingular's
parent company, SBC (Southwestern Bell) bought (what was left of) AT&T,and renamed themselves and their "Cingular" wireless divison, to "AT&T" for the name-brand recognition. Actually they bought BellSouth which owned Cingular... Almost- SBC (now AT&T) ...