Cingular Wireless

My cell phone is my favorite type of media. Without it I would be stranded. The cell phone company I use is Cingular Wireless. Initially, Cingular wireless was created by Bell South and SBC Communications (formerly AT&T). They consolidated 11 regional telephone companies to make Cingular. This is a great example of how large companies will concentrate ownership when created companies. This is illustrated even further by AT&T’s recent buyout of Bell South. Now, I am part of 63 million people who have service provided by AT&T. To be honest, I’m not sure I need to be able to call 63 people at the drop of a hat. However, Cingular is the largest cell phone provider in the United States and ranks high in the world. Another recent story regarding Cingular is that soon I will receive all of my information via phone or so they hope. Cingular is to become the exclusive phone company for the new iphone from Apple. This will most likely make them a greater force worldwide than even now. When reading the business synopsis of Cingular it was very difficult to understand. They have bought out and consolidated so many companies over the years that their history is hard to wade through. It is essentially a list of all of the companies they have bought and combined together to make what I know as Cingular today. While I have never had any trouble with my cell phone, it would be nice to know that I have other options and right now I still have a few. However, there are not as many choices for phones as there used to be and, if this consolidation trend continues, there may not be in the future.

Source: Wikipedia. "Cingular Wireless" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cingular