Tele-Communications Inc.
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Tele-Communications Inc. was a major American cable television company that grew into one of the largest cable operators in the United States before being acquired by AT&T in 1999.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tele-Communications Inc. canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14894779 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tele-Communications Inc. Context triple: [John C. Malone, employer, Tele-Communications Inc.]
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A.
United Telecommunications
United Telecommunications was a major American telecommunications company that evolved through mergers and rebranding into what became Sprint Corporation.
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B.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
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C.
Associated Communications Corporation
Associated Communications Corporation was a media holding company that owned and operated television broadcasting assets, including the Associated Television network.
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D.
NewTel Communications
NewTel Communications was a regional telecommunications company in Atlantic Canada that later became part of Bell Aliant through industry consolidation.
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E.
Telico
Telico is a small unincorporated community located in Ellis County, Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tele-Communications Inc. Target entity description: Tele-Communications Inc. was a major American cable television company that grew into one of the largest cable operators in the United States before being acquired by AT&T in 1999.
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A.
United Telecommunications
United Telecommunications was a major American telecommunications company that evolved through mergers and rebranding into what became Sprint Corporation.
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B.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
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C.
Associated Communications Corporation
Associated Communications Corporation was a media holding company that owned and operated television broadcasting assets, including the Associated Television network.
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D.
NewTel Communications
NewTel Communications was a regional telecommunications company in Atlantic Canada that later became part of Bell Aliant through industry consolidation.
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E.
Telico
Telico is a small unincorporated community located in Ellis County, Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.