Bell Telephone Company

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Bell Telephone Company was the pioneering telecommunications firm established in the late 19th century that evolved into the core of the Bell System and laid the foundation for modern telephone service in North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical company
telecommunications company
archivesAt AT&T corporate archives
linked to: AT&T
basedOn telephone patent of Alexander Graham Bell
continent North America
country United States
dissolvedOrAbolished 1880
1880s
foundedAtLocation Boston, Massachusetts
foundedBy Alexander Graham Bell
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Thomas Sanders
Thomas Watson
linked to: Thomas J. Watson
foundedFor commercial exploitation of the telephone
hasInfluenced development of the Bell System
modern telephone service in North America
regulation of telecommunications in the United States
hasLogo Bell wordmark (historical)
hasMotto promotion of telephone as practical communication tool
hasPart Bell Telephone Company of Canada
linked to: Bell Canada

New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
headquartersLocation Boston, Massachusetts
historicalRole core predecessor of the Bell System
first commercial telephone company in the United States
pioneer of telephone networks in North America
inception 1877
July 9, 1877
industry telecommunications
telephone service
legalForm corporation
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Massachusetts
notableEmployee Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Watson
linked to: Thomas J. Watson
notableWork development of commercial telephone service
operatingArea Canada
United States
ownedBy Bell family interests
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
partOf Bell System
productOrService telephone equipment
telephone service
reasonForDissolution reorganization as American Bell Telephone Company
sharesBorderWith Western Union (as major competitor in early years)
linked to: Western Union
significantEvent creation of long-distance telephone network foundations
merger into American Bell Telephone Company
successor American Bell Telephone Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System

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Alexander Graham Bell founded Bell Telephone Company
Bell System originatedFrom Bell Telephone Company
Bell System originatedFrom American Bell Telephone Company
linked to: Bell Telephone Company
Alexander Graham Bell founded Bell Telephone Company
subject linked to: Bell
U.S. Patent 174465 associatedOrganization Bell Telephone Company
U.S. Patent 174465 associatedOrganization American Bell Telephone Company
linked to: Bell Telephone Company
Photophone inventorAffiliation Bell Telephone Company
subject linked to: photophone
Gardiner Greene Hubbard founded Bell Telephone Company
Gardiner Greene Hubbard boardMemberOf Bell Telephone Company
Bell Canada foundedBy National Bell Telephone Company
linked to: Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company successor American Bell Telephone Company
linked to: Bell Telephone Company
Enos M. Barton hasNotableAssociation Bell telephone enterprises
linked to: Bell Telephone Company
Mabel Gardiner Hubbard memberOf Bell Telephone Company (through family interests)
linked to: Bell Telephone Company
Thomas Sanders coFounded Bell Telephone Company
Bell Fibe brand Bell
linked to: Bell Telephone Company
Bell Internet brand Bell
linked to: Bell Telephone Company
Bell wordmark (historical) usedBy Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone controversy significantOrganization Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone controversy result Bell Telephone Company maintained control over basic telephone patents
linked to: Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company foundedBy Bell Telephone Company
subject linked to: SWBT