Story of the Telephone in Bangor
- Title
- Story of the Telephone in Bangor
- Date
- 1954
- Description
- You may be interested in knowing the story of the telephone in Bangor--how the first switchboard grew into the busy exchange of today. We hope that this booklet will answer some of your questions and provide you with background information about the Bangor Exchange and our plans for its future. Early Exchange: On June 1, 1880, telephone exchange service was introduced in Bangor. The National Bell Telephone Company of the State of Maine with Charles S. Pearl as Manager established its offices in the old library building on State Street on the site where the Bangor Savings Bank is now located. Although 46 subscribers had been furnished with telephone service prior to this, such service only provided a single connection with one of the other subscribers. Telephone poles were not considered necessary to this type service--instead, connections were made to customer's premises by means of wires strung from house to house with the consent of the respective owners.
- Contents
- Early Exchange--Growth of Exchange--New Building--Toll Center--Local and Toll Traffic--Personnel--Investment, Costs, Rates--The Future--Conclusion
- Subject
- Bangor (Me.)--History--20th Century
- Local telephone service--Maine--Bangor
- Telephone--History
- Telephone stations--Maine--Bangor
- Spatial Coverage
- Bangor (Me.)
- Language
- English
- Is Part Of
- Bangor Public Library Special Collections
- Rights
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