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From: think!barmar@bloom-beacon.mit.edu (Barry Margolin)
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Subject: Re: The "Bell" Logo
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Date: 27 Nov 90 23:09:03 GMT
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In article <14949@accuvax.nwu.edu> john@mojave.ati.com (John Higdon)
writes:

>the Bell logo was made the collective property of the seven RBOC's
>in the MFJ. I believe there is at least one RBOC still actively using
>the logo even though most have dropped it.

>Southwestern Bell puts it on its telephone products and there may be
>an eastern RBOC that still uses it. It is not in the public domain.

NYNEX still uses it.  We had a meeting today with a couple of NYNEX
representatives, and the Bell logo is emblazoned on their business
cards.


Barry Margolin       Thinking Machines Corp.
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