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  2. History of the telephone in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The telephone played a major communications role in American history from the 1876 publication of its first patent by Alexander Graham Bell onward. In the 20th century the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) dominated the telecommunication market as the at times largest company in the world, until it was broken up and replaced by a system of competitors.

  3. Telephone exchange names - Wikipedia

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    Kenmore 9392 is a five-pull (1L-4N) small-city telephone number for the Kenmore exchange in Fort Wayne, Indiana. MArket 7032 is a six-digit (2L-4N) telephone number. This format was in use from the 1920s through the 1950s, and was phased out c. 1960. BALdwin 6828 is an urban 3L-4N example, used only in the largest cities before conversion to ...

  4. Pioneer Telephone - Wikipedia

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    Pioneer Telephone is a privately held company with headquarters in Portland, Maine, United States, it was founded by Peter Bouchard, who continues to run the company today. It is a facility-based telecommunication carrier of long-distance, local and UCaas telephone service in the United States. As of October 2011, Pioneer Telephone had more ...

  5. Pioneers, a Volunteer Network - Wikipedia

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    Pioneers, a Volunteer Network, founded and more commonly known as the Telephone Pioneers of America, is a non-profit charitable organization based in Denver, Colorado in the United States. The association was organized in Boston in November 1911 by 246 pioneers active in the early days of telephony, [1] including Alexander Graham Bell who ...

  6. How to Do a Free Reverse Phone Lookup & the 8 Best ... - AOL

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    5. GreatPeopleSearch. GreatPeopleSearch is a user-friendly free reverse phone number lookup site that provides searchers with fast and accurate results. It draws on publicly available national ...

  7. Pioneer Telephone Cooperative (Oklahoma) - Wikipedia

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    Pioneer Telephone Cooperative is a cooperatively owned telecommunications company that provides telephone and other telecommunications services in a large portion of the state of Oklahoma. Its headquarters are in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. It was established in 1953 and currently is reported to be the third largest telephone cooperative in the ...

  8. Southwestern Bell - Wikipedia

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    Southwestern Bell. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T. It does business as other d.b.a. names in its operating region, which includes Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and portions of Illinois. The company is currently headquartered in Dallas, Texas at One AT&T Plaza.

  9. Alexander Graham Bell - Wikipedia

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    a Boston University (see below). b See below. c Two died soon after birth. Alexander Graham Bell (/ ˈɡreɪ.əm /, born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) [4] was a Scottish-born [N 1] Canadian-American inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.