C&P Telephone
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| Verizon Maryland, Inc. Verizon Virginia, Inc. Verizon Washington, DC, Inc. Verizon West Virginia, Inc. |
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| Type | Holdings of Verizon |
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| Founded | 1883 (DC) 1917 (WV) |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC (DC) Baltimore, MD (MD) Richmond, VA (VA) Charleston, WV (WV) 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.
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[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.
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| Corporate Directors: | James Barker | Richard Carrión | Robert Lane | Sandra Moose | Joseph Neubauer | Thomas O'Brien | Hugh Price | Ivan Seidenberg | Walter Shipley | John R. Stafford | Robert Storey |
| Holding Companies: | Bell Atlantic | NYNEX | GTE | MCI |
| Bell Operating Companies: | Bell of Pennsylvania | C&P Telephone | C&P Telephone of Maryland | C&P Telephone of West Virginia | C&P Telephone of Virginia | Diamond State Telephone | New England Telephone | New Jersey Bell | New York Telephone |
| GTE operating companies: | Contel of the South | GTE Southwest | Verizon California | Verizon Florida | Verizon North | Verizon Northwest | Verizon South | Puerto Rico Telephone |
| Long Distance Services: | Bell Atlantic Communications | NYNEX Long Distance |
| Wireless services: | Verizon Wireless |
| Internet services: | Verizon Online DSL |
| Video services: | Verizon FiOS |
| Other Assets: | Empire City Subway |
Annual Revenue: $75.1 billion USD ( FY 2005) | Employees: 216,704 | Stock symbol: NYSE: VZ | Website: www.verizon.com |
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| Corporate Operations | |
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| Holding Company: | American Telephone and Telegraph Company |
| Local Telephone Operations | |
| Bell Operating Companies: | Bell Telephone Company of Nevada | The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania | The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company | The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland | The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia | The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia | Diamond State Telephone | Illinois Bell | Indiana Bell | Michigan Bell | Mountain Bell | New England Telephone & Telegraph | New Jersey Bell | New York Telephone | Northwestern Bell | Ohio Bell | Pacific Northwest Bell | Pacific Telephone | South Central Bell | Southern Bell | Southwestern Bell | Wisconsin Telephone |
| Franchisees: | Southern New England Telephone | Cincinnati Bell |
| Other AT&T Subsidiaries | |
| Manufacturing: | Western Electric |
| R&D Operations: | Bell Labs |
| Long Distance Services: | AT&T Long Lines |
| Wireless Services: | Advanced Mobile Phone Service |
