Michigan Bell Telephone Co. Contracts

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-726

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Contracts, 1904-1928, between Michigan Bell Telephone Co. and various customers. Includes service station contracts, exchange service station contracts, exchange contracts for four party line service and extension telephone contracts as well as some correspondence.

Dates

1904-1928

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

Michigan Bell, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameritech Corp., is the primary supplier of local telephone service in Michigan. The company, in business since the turn of the century, was controlled by the American Telegraph and Telephone Co. until the break-up of the telecommunications giant in 1984. Since 1993, all of the company's merchandise and services have been marketed under the Ameritech brand name, although the Michigan Bell name continues to be used for corporate filings. In addition to providing local and intra-regional toll telephone service to 82 percent of Michigan residents, Michigan Bell offers a diverse set of services including data transmission, radio and television transmission, voice mail, and billing services.