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===American Bell Telephone Company===

===American Bell Telephone Company===

On July 9, 1877, Bell, Hubbard and Sanders established the Bell Telephone Company. The management of the company was primarily handled by Hubbard because Bell was not interested in becoming a businessman.<ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/history/inventing.html Inventing the Telephone]</ref> Bell Telephone Company acquired its first license to operate a telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut in 1878. <ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/history/history1.html Origins of AT&T]</ref> Hubbard hired '''Theodore Vail''' as the new General Manager of the Bell Telephone Company in the midst of 1878. Vail was responsible in creating the Bell System, the world's biggest telecommunications monopoly.<ref>[http://www.telephonymuseum.com/telephone%20history.htm Telephone History: The Early Years]</ref>  

On July 9, 1877, Bell, Hubbard and Sanders established the Bell Telephone Company. The management of the company was primarily handled by Hubbard because Bell was not interested in becoming a businessman.<ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/history/inventing.html Inventing the Telephone]</ref> Bell Telephone Company acquired its first license to operate a telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut in 1878. <ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/history/history1.html Origins of AT&T]</ref> Hubbard hired '''Theodore Vail''' as the new General Manager of the Bell Telephone Company in the midst of 1878. Vail was responsible in creating the Bell System, the world's biggest telecommunications monopoly.<ref>[http://www.telephonymuseum.com/telephone%20history.htm Telephone History: The Early Years]</ref>  

In 1880,  Bell Telephone Company was incorporated in Massachusetts as '''American Bell Telephone Company.'''<ref>[http://www.telcomhistory.org/vm/histories.shtml Telecommunications Virtual Museum]</ref> In 1882, American Bell Telephone Company purchased majority shares of the '''Western Electric Company''' which became its primary supplier for telephone equipment.<ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/history/milestones.html Milestones in AT&T History]</ref>

In 1880,  Bell Telephone Company was incorporated in Massachusetts as '''American Bell Telephone Company.'''<ref>[http://www.telcomhistory.org/vm/histories.shtml Telecommunications Virtual Museum]</ref>  

In 1882, American Bell Telephone Company purchased majority shares of the '''Western Electric Company''' which became its primary supplier for telephone equipment.<ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/history/milestones.html Milestones in AT&T History]</ref>

=== The Establishment of American Telephone and Telegraphic (AT&T) Company===

=== The Establishment of American Telephone and Telegraphic (AT&T) Company===