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| Formerly | DC: The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Bell Atlantic - Washington, D.C., Inc. MD: The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland Bell Atlantic - Maryland, Inc. VA: The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia Bell Atlantic - Virginia, Inc. |
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| Company type | Subsidiaries |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1883; 143 years ago (1883) (DC) 1884; 142 years ago (1884) (MD) 1903; 123 years ago (1903) (VA) |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC (DC) Baltimore, MD (MD) Richmond, VA (VA)USA |
| Products | Local Telephone Service |
| Parent | American Bell (1883-1899) AT&T (1899–1983) Bell Atlantic/Verizon (1984–present) |
| Website | Verizon Maryland Verizon Virginia Verizon Washington DC |
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, usually known asC&P Telephone, is a formerd/b/a name for fourBell Operating Companies providing service toWashington, D.C.,Maryland,West Virginia, andVirginia.
Today, three of the companies are owned byVerizon Communications: The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company (DC), The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland, and The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia.The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia is owned byFrontier Communications.
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 toApollo 11 astronauts originated from C&P Telephone Co. equipment.
The C&P Telephone Company of Maryland was founded in 1884 asThe Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City.[1] It changed its name toThe Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland on January 3, 1956, and the corporate name at this point changed to C&P Telephone of Maryland.[2]
C&P relaxed its rule against the hiring of African-Americans forwhite collar jobs in January 1943 due to labor shortages during World War II, buttelephone operator positions remainedracially segregated until the hiring of Hermie Graham for a position at a C&P office inGovans in 1974.[3]
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia was founded in 1903.
In 2010, operations inAlleghany County that served customers inCrows andHematite were split from Verizon Virginia and transferred toFrontier Communications of Virginia, a subsidiary ofFrontier Communications. This was because the central office serving those exchanges was located in West Virginia and was included in the sale of assets toFrontier Communications.
After AT&T's 1969corporate identity overhaul, which included the famousSaul Bass Bell logo, all four companies' names were shortened toC&P Telephone on marketing materials, bills, vehicles, etc.
In 1984, when the Bell System was divided into theRegional Bell Operating Companies, or "Baby Bells", the C&P Telephone companies became part ofBell Atlantic.
In 1994, Bell Atlantic renamed all of its operating companies. C&P Telephone was renamed:
After Bell Atlantic's merger with GTE in 2000, the system was renamedVerizon, and so were itsBell Operating Companies. The C&P companies were renamed:
In 2010, Verizon left the West Virginia wireline market entirely, selling Verizon West Virginia toFrontier Communications as part of a major sale of assets. The company was renamedFrontier West Virginia, Inc.
In 2011, Verizon Virginia became alimited liability company, changing its name toVerizon Virginia LLC. In December 2012, Verizon Maryland, Inc., incorporated inMaryland, was merged into Verizon Maryland Merge Co., a Delaware corporation; the name of the Delaware-based company was then changed toVerizon Maryland LLC[4]
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