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  2. The National Bell Telephone Company merged with American Speaking Telephone Company on March 20, 1880, to form the American Bell Telephone Company, also of Boston, Massachusetts. The American Bell Telephone Company evolved into the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world.

  3. Nov 9, 2009 · By 1877, the Bell Telephone Company, which today is known as AT&T, was created. In 1915, Bell made the first transcontinental phone call to Watson from New York City to San Francisco....

  4. Oct 19, 2018 · Objects and stories. Ahoy! Alexander Graham Bell and the first telephone call. Published: 19 October 2018. Hide story contents. Story Content. On 7 March 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone—but did he invent it? How did we communicate before the telephone?

  5. May 21, 2021 · Transcontinental service began in 1915. Bell founded his Bell Telephone Company in 1877. As the industry rapidly expanded, Bell quickly bought out competitors. After a series of mergers, the American Telephone and Telegraph Co.—the forerunner of today's AT&T—was incorporated in 1880.

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  6. Apr 3, 2014 · The Bell Telephone Company was organized on July 9, 1877. In January 1915, Bell was invited to make the first transcontinental phone call. From New York, he spoke with his former...

  7. When Bell and Thomas A. Watson exhibited their telephone at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, Henry saw to it that the invention received the Certificate of Merit.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bell_SystemBell System - Wikipedia

    In 1899, American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) acquired the assets of its parent, the American Bell Telephone Company. American Bell had created AT&T to provide long-distance calls between New York and Chicago and beyond.

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