American Bell Telephone Company

Events

2

Episodes

3

Years

1885–1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name American Bell Telephone Company, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. AT&T incorporated as a subsidiary of American Bell Telephone

   1885–1899

   Role: Parent Company

   1. 1March 3, 1885 (disputed as March 5) · New York StateIncorporation in New York

      AT&T was incorporated in New York State on March 3, 1885, as a subsidiary of American Bell Telephone to handle long-distance operations.

   2. 2December 30, 1899 · Massachusetts/New YorkAsset Transfer to AT&T

      American Bell transferred its assets to AT&T on December 30, 1899, making AT&T the head of the Bell System.

2. New York Telephone Company formed

   1896

   Role: Parent organization

   1. 31896 · New York CityFormation of New York Telephone Company

      The New York Telephone Company was organized in 1896, consolidating the Metropolitan Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Westchester Telephone Company to control local service.

Sources

1. Bell Telephone Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14
2. AT&T Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
3. Verizon New York Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18