If memory serves, Alltel has fully merged the old WRT company into it's organization, so it's really just Alltel... I'm noticing the same thing happening with Ameritech and SBC.....In the recent meetings we have had with Ameritech, they are now referring to them selves as SBC, along with SBC Business cards......I would be surprised if Ameritech exist in another 5 years.... ************************************************************ Spencer Wood, Network Manager Ohio Department Of Transportation 1320 Arthur E. Adams Drive Columbus, Ohio 43221 E-Mail: Spencer.Wood@dot.state.oh.us Phone: 614.387.0710/Fax: 815.361.0714/Pager: 866.591.9954 ************************************************************* "Steven J. Sobol" <sjsobol@JustThe.net> Sent by: owner-nanog@merit.edu 03/11/2002 11:32 PM To: Mark Radabaugh <mark@amplex.net> cc: nanog@merit.edu Subject: RE: ILEC Map On Mon, 11 Mar 2002, Mark Radabaugh wrote:

Here is the map for Ohio: http://www.puc.state.oh.us/pucogis/STATEMAP/AC_TelServAreaA.pdf

Only 43 ILEC's here...

Mark, I wouldn't expect you to know this, as you don't live in the proper part of the state to know the telco history here. :) But Western Reverse (er, Western Reserve) Telephone and Alltel are listed separately, and Alltel bought out Western Reserve years ago. Alltel has local headquarters out in Hudson, the former home of WRT. I suspect that a lot of states are like this, with the records reflecting more ILECs than actually still exist. Alltel has always done business as Alltel west of Cleveland (for example, in Elyria in Lorain County) but they may still be operating Western Reserve as a separate business unit covering the rural areas south and east of the city.. No big surprises here, really. Ameritech is the ILEC in the big cities, and much of the rest of the state is divvied up between Verizon and Sprint... If I actually had time to research it, I'd love to find out how many of the carriers listed on this PDF are still in business... -- Steve Sobol, Proud Native of the Great Frozen City of Cleveland, Ohio http://www.Cleveland.OH.US/ http://www.TravelCleveland.com/ http://www.LakeCountyOhio.org/ (Where the Snow is Cold but our Hearts Aren't!) CTO, JustThe.net LLC, Mentor On The Lake, Lake County, OH http://JustThe.net/