Editing Iconectiv (section)

==Founding==
iconectiv was established on October 20, 1983, as Central Services Organization<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/assignment-tm-1931-0213.pdf |title=Restated Articles of incorporation of Bell Communications Research, Inc. |access-date=February 9, 2012 |archive-date=June 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623231752/http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/assignment-tm-1931-0213.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> as part of the 1982 [[Modification of Final Judgment]] that broke up the [[Bell System]]. It later received the name Bell Communications Research. Nicknamed '''Bellcore''', it was a consortium established by the [[Regional Bell operating company|Regional Holding Companies]] upon their separation from AT&T. Since AT&T retained [[Bell Laboratories]], the operating companies desired a separate research and development facility. Bellcore, the [[List of the oldest currently registered Internet domain names|tenth company to register]] an Internet domain name in [[.com|comTLD]], provided joint research and development, was involved in standards setting, training, and centralized government point-of-contact functions for its co-owners, the seven Regional Holding Companies that were themselves divested from AT&T as holding companies for the 22 local Bell Operating Companies.

Bellcore's initial staff and corporate culture were drawn from the nearby Bell Laboratories locations in northern New Jersey, plus additional staff from AT&T and regional operating companies. The company originally had its headquarters in [[Livingston, New Jersey|Livingston]] with dedication by [[New Jersey Governor]] [[Thomas Kean]] in 1985, but moved its headquarters to [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]] a decade later. Bellcore also operated the former Bell System Center for Technical Education in [[Lisle, Illinois]].