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District Telephone Company Operations
- When
- 1878
- Where
- New Haven
The District Telephone Company of New Haven began operations in 1878, creating the first exchange, directory, and public phone.
The District Telephone Company of New Haven began operations in 1878. It created the world's first telephone exchange, the first telephone directory, and installed the first public phone. This company later became the Southern New England Telephone Company.
Sources
- New Haven, Connecticut Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
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