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Bell and New England Telephone merge to become National Bell Telephone
Bell and New England Telephone merge to become National Bell Telephone
American Bell Telephone New England Telephone
1879
National Bell merges with American Speaking Tel. Co. to become American Bell Telephone Co.
National Bell merges with American Speaking Tel. Co. to become American Bell Telephone Co.
American Bell Telephone American Speaking Telephone Co.
1880
National Telephone Co formed by merger of Bell and Edison interests
National Telephone Co formed by merger of Bell and Edison interests
American Bell Telephone National Telephone Co. (UK) Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison
1881
Bell acquires Western Electric to become its manufacturing subsidiary.
Bell acquires Western Electric to become its manufacturing subsidiary.
American Bell Telephone Western Electric Enos M. Barton
1881
GPO takes over UK trunk network from National Telephone Company
GPO takes over UK trunk network from National Telephone Company
General Post Office/BT National Telephone Co. (UK)
1896
AT&T becomes holding company for American Bell's assets
AT&T becomes holding company for American Bell's assets
American Bell Telephone AT&T / Bell System
1899
AT&T acquires struggling local independent telcos, funded by J.P. Morgan
AT&T acquires struggling local independent telcos, funded by J.P. Morgan
AT&T / Bell System J. P. Morgan Theodore Newton Vail
1907
AT&T buys Western Union controlling interest, gaining access to its network
AT&T buys Western Union controlling interest, gaining access to its network
AT&T / Bell System Western Union Theodore Newton Vail
1909
GPO takes over entire UK telephone network
GPO takes over entire UK telephone network
General Post Office/BT
1912
AT&T divests Western Union
AT&T / Bell System Western Union
1913
Theodore Gary acquires Automatic Electric
Theodore Gary
Automatic Electric
1919
AT&T sells its European subsidiaries to ITT
AT&T / Bell System ITT
1925
Automatic Electric acquires American Electric and Monarch Telephone
Theodore Gary
American Electric Automatic Electric Monarch Telephone
1926
Automatic Electric acquires Gray Manufacturing Co.
Automatic Electric acquires Gray Manufacturing Co.
Automatic Electric Gray Telephone Pay Station
1948
IT&T acquires Kellogg
IT&T acquires Kellogg
ITT Kellogg Switchboard and Supply
1952
GTE Acquires Automatic Electric
GTE Acquires Automatic Electric
Automatic Electric GTE
1955
Bell Canada acquires Northern Electric
Bell Canada Northern Electric/Telecom
1964
NTT privatized in Japan
NTT privatized in Japan
NTT
1985
French PTT becomes France Telecom
PTT/France Telecom
1991
Deutsche Telekom AG becomes independent company
1995
Northern Telecom becomes Nortel
Northern Electric/Telecom
1995