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Regional Bell Operating Company (RBOC)

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One of the seven local telephone companies formed upon the divestiture of AT&T. The seven are: NYNEX, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Southwestern Bell, US WEST, Ameritech, and Pacific Telesis.

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