AT&T; Wireless Services, Inc., formerly part of AT&T; Corp., was a wireless telephone carrier in the United States, based in Redmond, Washington, and later traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock symbol "AWE", as a separate entity from its former parent.
On October 26, 2004, AT&T; Wireless was acquired by Cingular Wireless, a joint venture of SBC Communications and BellSouth, to form the largest wireless carrier in the United States...
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AT&T; Wireless Services, Inc., formerly part of AT&T; Corp., was a wireless telephone carrier in the United States, based in Redmond, Washington, and later traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock symbol "AWE", as a separate entity from its former parent.
On October 26, 2004, AT&T; Wireless was acquired by Cingular Wireless, a joint venture of SBC Communications and BellSouth, to form the largest wireless carrier in the United States at the time. On 2004-11-16, AT&T; Wireless stores were rechristened under the Cingular banner. The legal entity "AT&T; Wireless Services, Inc." was renamed "New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc."
In late 2005, SBC (the majority partner in Cingular) acquired the original AT&T;, and rebranded as "the new AT&T;". Cingular became wholly-owned by the new AT&T; in December 2006 as a result of the new AT&T;'s acquisition of BellSouth. After the merger, Cingular was renamed AT&T; Mobility in early 2007 and remained the largest wireless carrier until...
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