C&P Telephone

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Type of Company	Holdings of Verizon
Founded	1883 (DC) 1917 (WV)
Headquarters	USA
Industry	Telecommunications
Products	Local Telephone Service
Website	Verizon Maryland Verizon Virginia Verizon Washington DC Verizon West Virginia

C&P Telephone was a d/b/a name for four of AT&Ts, and after January 1, 1984, Bell Atlantic's Bell Operating Companies. The companies included:

• The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company (DC)
• The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland
• The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia
• The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia.

Contents 1 History 1.1 The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company (DC) 1.2 The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland 1.3 The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia 1.4 The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia 2 Changes 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] History

[edit] The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company (DC)

The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company was founded in June 1883. C&P Telephone Co. provided telephone service to Washington, D.C.

In July 1969, President Richard Nixon's telephone call to astronauts on the moon originated from C&P Telephone Co. equipment.

[edit] The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland

[edit] The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia

[edit] The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia

The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia began operations on January 1, 1917. C&P of WV took over telephone operations in West Virginia being served by Southern Bell and C&P Telephone Co. of Maryland.

In 1984, The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia became a holding of Bell Atlantic, upon the divestiture of the Bell System by AT&T.

C&P Telephone Co. of WV was the last Bell Operating Company of Bell Atlantic to provide party line telephone service. The last party line was converted to "private line" service on October 30, 1989.

[edit] Changes

After AT&T's 1969 corporate identity overhaul, which included the famous Saul Bass Bell logo, all four companies' names were shortened to C&P Telephone on marketing materials, bills, vehicles, etc.

In 1984, when the Bell System was divided into the Regional Bell Operating Companies, or "Baby Bells", the C&P Telephone companies became part of Bell Atlantic.

In 1994, Bell Atlantic renamed all of its operating companies. C&P Telephone was renamed:

• Bell Atlantic - Maryland, Inc.
• Bell Atlantic - Virginia, Inc.
• Bell Atlantic - Washington, DC, Inc.
• Bell Atlantic - West Virginia, Inc.

After Bell Atlantic's merger with GTE in 2000, the system was renamed Verizon, and so were its Bell Operating Companies. C&P Telephone was renamed:

• Verizon Maryland, Inc.
• Verizon Virginia, Inc.
• Verizon West Virginia, Inc.
• Verizon Washington, DC, Inc.

[edit] See also

• Bell System
• AT&T

[edit] External links

• Verizon Maryland
• Verizon Virginia
• Verizon Washington DC
• Verizon West Virginia