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{{Short description|Former Baby Bell telecom company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Verizon Pennsylvania LLC
| name = Verizon Pennsylvania LLC
| logo = [[File:Verizon 2024.svg|200px]]<Br />Current logo of '''Verizon Pennsylvania LLC'''<br /><br />[[File:Bell of Pennsylvania - 1969 Logo.svg|200px]]<br />'''Bell of Pennsylvania''' logo from 1969 to 1984.
| logo = Verizon 2015 logo -vector.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_size = 200px
| former_name = * Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania<br /><small>1907 - 1994</small>
| vector_logo =
* Bell Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc. <br /><small>1994 - 2000</small>
| type = [[Private company|Private]] (Subsidiary of [[Verizon]])
* Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. <br /><small>2000 - 2012</small>
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| foundation = 1879
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1879}}
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| location_city = Philadelphia, PA
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| location_city = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]]
| location_country = USA
| location_country = USA
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| key_people = President: William B. Petersen
| key_people = President: William B. Petersen
| area_served = Pennsylvania
| area_served = Pennsylvania
| industry = Telecommunications
| industry = Telecommunications
| products = [[Plain old telephone service|POTS]], [[DSL]], [[FiOS]] ([[FTTP]])
| products = [[Plain old telephone service|POTS]], [[DSL]], [[FiOS]] ([[FTTP]])
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| parent = [[Bell Telephone Company|American Bell]] (1879-1899)<br>[[American Telephone and Telegraph Company|AT&T]] (1899-1983)<br>Bell Atlantic/Verizon (1984-present)
| parent = [[Bell Telephone Company|American Bell]] (1879-1899)<br />[[American Telephone and Telegraph Company|AT&T]] (1899-1983)<br />[[Verizon#Bell Atlantic (1983–2000)|Bell Atlantic]] (1984-2000)<br />[[Verizon]] (2000-present)
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| homepage = [http://www.verizon.com www.verizon.com]
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'''Verizon Pennsylvania LLC''', formerly traded as '''Bell of Pennsylvania''', is the [[Bell Operating Company]] serving most of Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1879 as '''Bell Telephone Company of Philadelphia''', owned by [[Bell Telephone Company|National Bell Telephone Company]], which later became American Bell. In 1899, the company became a subsidiary of [[AT&T Corporation|American Telephone and Telegraph Company]] following its buyout of American Bell.
'''Verizon Pennsylvania LLC''', formerly traded as '''Bell of Pennsylvania''', is the [[Bell Operating Company]] serving most of Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1879 as '''Bell Telephone Company of Philadelphia''', owned by [[Bell Telephone Company|National Bell Telephone Company]], which later became American Bell.
In 1899, the company became a subsidiary of [[AT&T Corporation|American Telephone and Telegraph Company]] following its buyout of American Bell.


The company is separate from [[Verizon North]], which consists of former [[GTE]]-owned assets in rural Pennsylvania.
The company is separate from [[Verizon North]], which consists of former [[GTE]]-owned assets in rural Pennsylvania.
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The company was founded in 1879 to serve Philadelphia. In 1907, the company changed its name to '''The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania''', a name under which it began to expand.
The company was founded in 1879 to serve Philadelphia. In 1907, the company changed its name to '''The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania''', a name under which it began to expand.


[[File:Bell Telephone Bldg Pittsburgh jeh.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Bell Telephone Building, Pittsburgh]]
[[File:Bell Telephone Bldg Pittsburgh jeh.jpg|thumb|right|Bell Telephone Building, Pittsburgh]]
In 1918, the company embarked on a series of acquisitions enlarging its coverage area from Philadelphia to statewide. In 1918, it acquired [[Central District Telephone]]. In 1924, it acquired [[Pittsburgh and Allegedly Telephone]]. In 1925, Bell of PA made a $1.84 million acquisition of telephone exchanges in [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Wayne]], [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna]], [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne]], [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks]], [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]], and [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill]] counties from [[Lehigh Telephone]]. It also acquired [[Tri-State Telephone]] and [[Pennsylvania State Telephone]] that year. In 1926, it acquired [[Strousburg and Bushkill Telephone]] and [[Meadville Telephone]]. In 1927, it acquired Home Telephone Company, Blairsville Telephone Company, Summerville Telephone Company, Brookville Telephone Company, and Huntington & Clearfield Telephone Company.
In 1918, the company embarked on a series of acquisitions enlarging its coverage area from Philadelphia to statewide. In 1918, it acquired [[Central District Telephone]]. In 1924, it acquired [[Pittsburgh and Allegheny Telephone]].


In 1925, Bell of Pennsylvania made a $1.84 million acquisition of telephone exchanges in [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Wayne]], [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna]], [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne]], [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks]], [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]], and [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill]] counties from [[Lehigh Telephone]]. It also acquired [[Tri-State Telephone]] and [[Pennsylvania State Telephone]] that year. In 1926, it acquired [[Stroudsburg and Bushkill Telephone]] and [[Meadville Telephone]]. In 1927, it acquired Home Telephone Company, Blairsville Telephone Company, Summerville Telephone Company, Brookville Telephone Company, and Huntington & Clearfield Telephone Company.
In April 1930, Bell of PA acquired Lehigh Telephone. During 1930, it also exchanged assets with Cumberland Valley Telephone Company in Dauphin, Mifflin, and Cumberland Counties. In 1932 Bell acquired properties of Clinton Telephone, which operated in portions of Lycoming and Clinton Counties.


In 1944, it acquired Keystone Telephone Company of Philadelphia for $13.4 million.<ref>[http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/lehman/chrono.html?company=the_bell_telephone_co_of_pennsylvania Lehman Brothers Collection, Harvard Business Archives - The Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania]</ref>
In April 1930, The company acquired Lehigh Telephone. During 1930, it also exchanged assets with Cumberland Valley Telephone Company in Dauphin, Mifflin, and Cumberland Counties. In 1932 Bell acquired properties of Clinton Telephone, which operated in portions of Lycoming and Clinton Counties. In 1944, it acquired Keystone Telephone Company of Philadelphia for $13.4 million.<ref name = Lehman>"[https://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/lehman/data-resources/companies-deals/bell-telephone-co.-of-pennsylvania Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania]", ''Lehman Bros.''; accessed 2022.10.25.</ref>


==Post-Divestiture==
==Post-Divestiture==
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In 1984, the [[Bell System Divestiture]] split Bell of Pennsylvania off into a [[Regional Bell Operating Company]], along with the 21 other BOCs AT&T had a majority stake in. On January 1, 1984, Bell of Pennsylvania became part of [[Bell Atlantic]].{{citation needed|date = October 2022}}
[[Image:Bellofpa.png|240px|right|Bell of Pennsylvania logo, 1969-1983]]
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In 1984, the [[Bell System Divestiture]] split Bell of Pennsylvania off into a [[Regional Bell Operating Company]], along with the 21 other BOCs AT&T had a majority stake in. On January 1, 1984, Bell of Pennsylvania became part of [[Bell Atlantic]].


Throughout the 1980s to the first half of the 1990s, Bell of Pennsylvania, also called Pennsylvania Bell, kept its traditional identity. In 1994, Bell Atlantic started rebranding all its companies to Bell Atlantic-(state), so Bell of Pennsylvania became '''Bell Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc.''' In 2000, after the Bell Atlantic-[[GTE]] merger, the corporation changed its name to [[Verizon]], and so Bell of Pennsylvania once again changed its name, this time to '''Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.'''
Throughout the 1980s to the first half of the 1990s, Bell of Pennsylvania, also called Pennsylvania Bell, kept its traditional identity. In 1994, Bell Atlantic started rebranding all its companies to Bell Atlantic-(state), so Bell of Pennsylvania became '''Bell Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc.''' In 2000, after the Bell Atlantic-[[GTE]] merger, the corporation changed its name to [[Verizon]], and so Bell of Pennsylvania once again changed its name, this time to '''Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.'''{{citation needed|date = October 2022}}


In 2012, Verizon created a [[Delaware]] [[limited liability company]] named '''Verizon Pennsylvania LLC'''. Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, was then legally merged into the Delaware-based LLC.<ref>[https://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?3079175 Pennsylvania Secretary of State]</ref>
In 2012, Verizon created a [[Delaware]] [[limited liability company]] named '''Verizon Pennsylvania LLC'''. Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, was then legally merged into the Delaware-based LLC.<ref>[https://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?3079175 Pennsylvania Secretary of State]</ref>


The company's headquarters in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] are shared with [[Diamond State Telephone|Verizon Delaware]], an arrangement that has existed since the [[Bell System]] existed.
The company's headquarters in [[Philadelphia]] are shared with Verizon Delaware, an arrangement that has existed since the [[Bell System]] existed.{{citation needed|date = October 2022}}


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.thisisarecording.com/Bell-of-Pennsylvania.html Archive of Bell of Pennsylvania Intercept Messages]


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Latest revision as of 20:22, 29 June 2024

Verizon Pennsylvania LLC
Formerly
  • Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
    1907 - 1994
  • Bell Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc.
    1994 - 2000
  • Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.
    2000 - 2012
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1879; 145 years ago (1879)
Headquarters
Philadelphia, PA
,
USA
Area served
Pennsylvania
Key people
President: William B. Petersen
ProductsPOTS, DSL, FiOS (FTTP)
ParentAmerican Bell (1879-1899)
AT&T (1899-1983)
Bell Atlantic (1984-2000)
Verizon (2000-present)
Websitewww.verizon.com

Verizon Pennsylvania LLC, formerly traded as Bell of Pennsylvania, is the Bell Operating Company serving most of Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1879 as Bell Telephone Company of Philadelphia, owned by National Bell Telephone Company, which later became American Bell.

In 1899, the company became a subsidiary of American Telephone and Telegraph Company following its buyout of American Bell.

The company is separate from Verizon North, which consists of former GTE-owned assets in rural Pennsylvania.

History[edit]

The company was founded in 1879 to serve Philadelphia. In 1907, the company changed its name to The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, a name under which it began to expand.

Bell Telephone Building, Pittsburgh

In 1918, the company embarked on a series of acquisitions enlarging its coverage area from Philadelphia to statewide. In 1918, it acquired Central District Telephone. In 1924, it acquired Pittsburgh and Allegheny Telephone.

In 1925, Bell of Pennsylvania made a $1.84 million acquisition of telephone exchanges in Wayne, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Berks, Bucks, Montgomery, and Schuylkill counties from Lehigh Telephone. It also acquired Tri-State Telephone and Pennsylvania State Telephone that year. In 1926, it acquired Stroudsburg and Bushkill Telephone and Meadville Telephone. In 1927, it acquired Home Telephone Company, Blairsville Telephone Company, Summerville Telephone Company, Brookville Telephone Company, and Huntington & Clearfield Telephone Company.

In April 1930, The company acquired Lehigh Telephone. During 1930, it also exchanged assets with Cumberland Valley Telephone Company in Dauphin, Mifflin, and Cumberland Counties. In 1932 Bell acquired properties of Clinton Telephone, which operated in portions of Lycoming and Clinton Counties. In 1944, it acquired Keystone Telephone Company of Philadelphia for $13.4 million.[1]

Post-Divestiture[edit]

In 1984, the Bell System Divestiture split Bell of Pennsylvania off into a Regional Bell Operating Company, along with the 21 other BOCs AT&T had a majority stake in. On January 1, 1984, Bell of Pennsylvania became part of Bell Atlantic.[citation needed]

Throughout the 1980s to the first half of the 1990s, Bell of Pennsylvania, also called Pennsylvania Bell, kept its traditional identity. In 1994, Bell Atlantic started rebranding all its companies to Bell Atlantic-(state), so Bell of Pennsylvania became Bell Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc. In 2000, after the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger, the corporation changed its name to Verizon, and so Bell of Pennsylvania once again changed its name, this time to Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.[citation needed]

In 2012, Verizon created a Delaware limited liability company named Verizon Pennsylvania LLC. Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, was then legally merged into the Delaware-based LLC.[2]

The company's headquarters in Philadelphia are shared with Verizon Delaware, an arrangement that has existed since the Bell System existed.[citation needed]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania", Lehman Bros.; accessed 2022.10.25.
  2. ^ Pennsylvania Secretary of State

External links[edit]

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