Advanced Mobile Phone Service
| Company type | Defunct |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Defunct | 1984 |
| Products | AT&T (1983-1984) |
Advanced Mobile Phone Service, Inc. was a subsidiary of
radiophone services, such as IMTS
. AMPS was one of the first modern cellular phone systems, which remained in operation until 2008.
Service started in
RBOCs
:
- NYNEX Mobile Communications
- Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems
- Ameritech Mobile Communications
- BellSouth Mobility
- PacTel Mobile Access
- Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems
- U S West NewVector
Evolution of Successor Companies
Through a series of mergers, acquisitions, and re-consolidation among the Baby Bells, these 7 original mobile operating companies are now split as such -
- AT&T Mobility
- Ameritech Mobile Communications
- BellSouth Mobility
- Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems
- Verizon Wireless
PacTel Mobile Access and U S WEST NewVector are owned by Verizon Wireless due to its co-ownership by Vodafone. PacTel Mobile Access was spun off into AirTouch in 1994, and U S WEST NewVector was spun off and merged into AirTouch in 1997. AirTouch was then acquired by Vodafone in 1999. Bell Atlantic and Vodafone combined their wireless operations to form Verizon Wireless in 2000.
Ameritech's
SBC Communications
. In 2000, Bell Atlantic bought GTE and changed its name to Verizon Communications; at that point, GTE Wireless became part of Verizon Wireless.
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