# BellSouth One of the seven [[wiki/Regional Bell Operating Companies|Regional Bell Operating Companies]] created in 1984, serving the Southeastern United States. Acquired by the reconstituted [[wiki/AT&T|AT&T]] (formerly [[wiki/SBC Communications|SBC Communications]]) in 2006. Documented in [[articles/Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power|Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power]].