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The New York Telephone Company (NYTel) was organized in 1896, taking over the New York City operations of the American Bell Telephone Company. American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) eventually acquired a controlling interest, and New York Telephone was an AT&T subsidiary until the AT&T breakup effective January 1 1984. At that time, New York Telephone, along with the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company, became part of a Regional Bell operating company named NYNEX. The company was referred to as "New York Telephone, a NYNEX Company" before being called simply "NYNEX". On August 15 1997, Bell Atlantic was acquired by NYNEX, who adopted the Bell Atlantic name. On June 30 2000, Bell Atlantic acquired GTE to form the current Verizon Communications. New York Telephone's headquarters is at 140 West St., New York, NY.
New York Telephone provides local telephone service throughout the state of New York, with the exception of the area served by the Rochester Telephone Company. The company also served a small portion of southwestern Connecticut, around Greenwich.
One of New York Telephone's most widely-used advertising slogans/jingles was "We're all connected... New York Telephone."
History in logos
New York Telephone, through various mergers and successor companies, has carried various names and used numerous logos.
| The New York Telephone Company Being a part of AT&T, New York Telephone followed the various corporate looks of AT&T over the years. After the 1984 divestiture the Bell logo and name was assigned to the Regional Holding Companies. |
| New York Telephone In 1964, AT&T unified its image by simplifying the logo to a Bell within a plain circle, which would not include "The New York Telephone Company" nor "American Telephone and Telegraph". |
| In 1969 AT&T simplified & revamped its corporate idendity, which included the modern Bell logo. The logo is still in use today on Verizon trucks and pay phones. |
| In 1984, after the AT&T divestiture, New England Telephone and New York Telephone were spun off to the newly created Regional Holding Company, NYNEX Corporation. |
| NYNEX In 1994, the New York Telephone and New England Telephone names ceased to exist, both became branded as simply NYNEX, and the Bell System logo was dropped from the corporate logo; however, it remained on phone booths, and even on the then-new NYNEX signs. |
| Bell Atlantic The Bell Atlantic logo brings to mind its namesake ocean. The merger also restores the Bell System logo. NYT legally remains "New York Telephone". |
| Verizon New York Telephone, Inc. The current successor company to New York Telephone is Verizon Communications. The Bell System logo disappears, again (except on trucks, hard hats and phone booths, and over the main entrances of Verizon-NY Telephone's corporate headquarters at 140 West St.). "Verizon" is added to the corporate name of New York Telephone. |
See also
External links
Verizon | Telecommunications companies | Bell System | 1896 establishments
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