Triple
T10864261
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alltel |
E256486
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentCompanyAtAcquisition |
P57449
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Vodafone (through Verizon Wireless joint venture)
Vodafone (through its Verizon Wireless joint venture) is a major multinational telecommunications company that co-owned the leading U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Wireless at the time of the Alltel acquisition.
|
E6433
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Vodafone (through Verizon Wireless joint venture) | Statement: [Alltel, parentCompanyAtAcquisition, Vodafone (through Verizon Wireless joint venture)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vodafone (through Verizon Wireless joint venture) Context triple: [Alltel, parentCompanyAtAcquisition, Vodafone (through Verizon Wireless joint venture)]
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A.
Verizon
Verizon is a major American telecommunications company providing wireless, internet, and related communication services across the United States and globally.
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B.
T-Mobile US
T-Mobile US is a major American wireless network operator known for its nationwide mobile phone services and aggressive “Un-carrier” marketing strategy.
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C.
Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile is a wireless communications brand offering mobile phone services in multiple countries as part of Richard Branson’s broader Virgin Group.
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D.
Nextel Communications
Nextel Communications was a major U.S. wireless telecommunications company best known for its push-to-talk mobile services before its merger with Sprint.
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E.
Sprint Corporation
Sprint Corporation was a major American telecommunications company that provided wireless and wireline services nationwide before merging with T-Mobile US.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Vodafone (through Verizon Wireless joint venture) Triple: [Alltel, parentCompanyAtAcquisition, Vodafone (through Verizon Wireless joint venture)]
Generated description
Vodafone (through its Verizon Wireless joint venture) is a major multinational telecommunications company that co-owned the leading U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Wireless at the time of the Alltel acquisition.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vodafone (through Verizon Wireless joint venture) Target entity description: Vodafone (through its Verizon Wireless joint venture) is a major multinational telecommunications company that co-owned the leading U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Wireless at the time of the Alltel acquisition.
-
A.
Verizon
chosen
Verizon is a major American telecommunications company providing wireless, internet, and related communication services across the United States and globally.
-
B.
T-Mobile US
T-Mobile US is a major American wireless network operator known for its nationwide mobile phone services and aggressive “Un-carrier” marketing strategy.
-
C.
Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile is a wireless communications brand offering mobile phone services in multiple countries as part of Richard Branson’s broader Virgin Group.
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D.
Nextel Communications
Nextel Communications was a major U.S. wireless telecommunications company best known for its push-to-talk mobile services before its merger with Sprint.
-
E.
Sprint Corporation
Sprint Corporation was a major American telecommunications company that provided wireless and wireline services nationwide before merging with T-Mobile US.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aa83d1448190a66d93c32394d21f |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7516b2f148190adbacd35fc8c2056 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69dff7d5359c8190b46a6b817938eb67 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 8:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e0026e7900819087327db5f625169c |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e0057a7704819096becb74dc261883 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:39 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:20 p.m.