Dr Max's Hospitality Industry Secret about Bell Atlantic's 130th Anniversary

Bell Atlantic is as old as the telephone itself. It is one of the world's largest investors in high-growth global communications markets, with operations and investments in 23 countries outside the United States.

The company began in 1870 and evolved into AT&T and its Bell System of regional telephone operations. AT&T lived happily as a regulated monopoly until a US government antitrust suit led to its breakup in 1984. Seven regional Bell operating companies (RBOCs, or Baby Bells) emerged in 1984, including Bell Atlantic. The new company, based in Philadelphia, received local phone service rights in six states and Washington, DC; cellular company Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems; and one-seventh of Bellcore, the R&D subsidiary.

Wherever you are in the world there are telephones. If you can't find a 'connection' to Bell Atlantic whereby you can do some business with them try researching your own local telephone company to see when they celebrate an anniversary.

Connection details:

http://www.bellatlantic.com

1095 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 Phone: 212-395-2121 Fax: 212-869-3265 Toll Free: 800-621-9900

Until next week, when we will bring you a hospitality industry tip about a hotel in Chicago that is capitalising on leap year, I wish you

Good luck, good life and good fun.

Max Hitchins

The Hospitality Doctor

P.S. Did you know Aristotle Onassis once said "The secret of business is to know something nobody else knows." (Now go beat your competition to the Bell Atlantic people!)