AT&T started to expand internationally after through its manufacturing subsidiary, the Western Electric Company and its affiliations by supplying equipment to telephone companies in other countries. By 1914, AT&T's manufacturing subsidiary became international with established locations in Antwerp, London, Berlin, Milan, Paris, Vienna, St. Petersburg, Budapest, Tokyo, Montreal, Buenos Aires, and Sydney.<ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/history/history2.html A Brief History: Early International Activity]</ref>