Bell phone company, which operates the nation’s largest cellular network, has had to change its name to Bell BellSouth, after a public outcry.In 2016, the company’s chairman, John Flannery, told The New York Times that the company needed to change the name “to be more in line with the brand.”But now BellSouth has become BellSouth…
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What is Eastex?
Who invented the Eastex phone?A little more than a decade ago, when the telephone company was in a tough spot, Steve Bell was looking for ways to get his business back on track.The company was already facing significant problems with the financial impact of a merger with Bell Labs, a unit of Google, which had…
Why do you call a telephone pole ‘a telephone pole’?
What is a telephone box?The name of this piece is taken from the film, The Tower, in which a call-taker named George is sent on a date-rape-and-forcible sodomy quest.This article was first published on December 18, 2018.
Which phone companies are still making and selling the wrong phone?
Bell calls the phone that you call home a telephony handset.The term comes from the Bell system that runs your phone calls, the one that is called a phone.That’s because Bell has been calling its phones a “touch tone.”The idea of using a telephone call as an interface for text messaging and calls is a…
‘The Voice’ Season 2 Premiere Announced: All That, The Ballad of Mr. Rogers
Bell is teaming up with Universal Music for a new season of The Voice.The show will return to Bell Music’s flagship network on Oct. 3, with Bell Music Group and Universal Music Group’s music partner Blue Note Music Group co-producing and co-executive producing the new season.Bell is also looking to capitalize on the new technology…