>>> *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. And things then come full circle. I started with AT&T Wireless, which then became Cingular and is now AT&T Mobility. It's all to keep ...