Selected data from Tables 1 and 18 of FCC, Statistics of the Communications Industry for 1939 For important information about these data, see http://galbithink.org/telcos/early-telephone-data.htm#FCC-data "lid" "regulatory class" "Bell system" "size class" "reporting class" "company" "area category" "service state" "service city" "co, magneto-manual" "co, common battery manual" "co, auto-manual" "co, dial (automatic) system" "co-total" "company telephones" "service telephones" "private line telephones" "other stations" "tel, magneto-manual" "tel, common battery-manual" "tel, auto-manual" "tel, dial (automatic) system" 52 1 "n" "A" 1 "American Telephone" "South Central" "KS" 43 7 0 1 51 15242 2203 0 9907 5257 0 78 5 1 "y" "A" 1 "American Telephone & Telegraph" "Middle Atlantic" "all" 25 0 478 2781 0 0 0 0 1001 2 "n" "A" 2 "Ashland Home Telephone" "Southeastern" "KY" 17 2 "n" "A" 3 "Ashtabula Telephone" "Great Lakes" "OH" 0 0 1 0 1 5157 90 0 0 0 5157 0 1002 2 "n" "A" 2 "Associated Telephone" "Pacific" "CA" 64 1 "y" "A" 1 "Bell Telephone" "Mountain" "NV" 19 3 0 2 24 14320 112 39 47 1139 1815 0 11366 6 1 "y" "A" 1 "Bell Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "PA" 28 143 0 198 369 1293015 7054 4786 1272 9127 420571 0 863317 33 1 "n" "A" 1 "Bluefield Telephone" "Chesapeake" "VA, WV" 8 4 0 2 14 9909 55 10 1857 7879 0 173 1003 2 "n" "A" 2 "California Water & Telephone" "Pacific" "CA" 40 1 "n" "A" 1 "Carolina Telephone & Telegraph" "Southeastern" "NC" 1 13 0 71 85 34912 821 0 76 15696 0 19140 1004 2 "n" "A" 2 "Central Electric & Telephone" "Chesapeake" "WV, IA, MN, NC, ND SD" 53 1 "n" "A" 3 "Central Kansas Telephone" "South Central" "KS" 25 3 0 0 28 5744 1546 0 4364 1380 0 0 79 1 "n" "B" 3 "Champaign Telephone" "Great Lakes" "OH" 0 1 0 2 3 2279 0 0 0 2060 0 219 37 1 "y" "A" 1 "Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone" "Chesapeake" "WV" 2 42 0 57 101 139174 2222 756 92 430 78017 0 60727 36 1 "y" "A" 1 "Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone" "Chesapeake" "VA" 9 45 0 45 99 213119 4112 217 178 2245 87103 0 123771 34 1 "y" "A" 1 "Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone" "Chesapeake" "DC" 0 6 0 12 18 254042 402 1516 229 0 66873 0 187169 35 1 "y" "A" 1 "Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone" "Chesapeake" "MD" "Baltimore City" 36 65 0 48 149 280530 2306 1664 216 10591 181312 0 88627 41 1 "y" "A" 3 "Christian-Todd Telephone" "Southeastern" "KY, TN" 14 2 0 4 20 5193 476 0 1199 3811 0 183 18 1 "n" "A" 1 "Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone" "Great Lakes" "OH" "Cincinnati" 9 14 0 22 45 189341 113 1363 248 4129 61073 0 124139 1005 2 "n" "A" 2 "Citizens Independent Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IN" 89 1 "n" "B" 3 "Colusa County Telephone" "Pacific" "CA" 1 1 0 5 7 1272 43 0 0 721 0 551 1006 2 "n" "A" 2 "Commonwealth Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "PA" 80 1 "y" "B" 3 "Crown Point Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IN" 0 1 0 0 1 1272 0 1 0 1272 0 0 73 1 "n" "A" 3 "Cuban American Telephone & Telegraph" "unassigned" "between FL and Cuba" 45 1 "y" "A" 1 "Dakota Central Telephone" "North Central" "ND, SD" 78 10 0 14 102 31276 4100 18 6 9990 4169 0 17117 1007 2 "n" "A" 2 "DeKalb-Ogle Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IL" 54 1 "n" "A" 3 "Del Rio & Winter Garden Telephone" "South Central" "TX" 19 4 0 0 23 3489 572 0 1549 1940 0 0 7 1 "y" "A" 1 "Diamond State Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "DE" 4 3 0 19 26 46432 176 145 35 1368 3628 0 41436 1008 2 "n" "A" 2 "Durham Telephone" "Southeastern" "NC" 1 1 "y" "A" 3 "Eastern Telephone & Telegraph" "New England" "ME" 9 1 0 0 10 3403 29 0 2566 837 0 0 8 1 "n" "A" 3 "Eastern Telephone & Telegraph" "Middle Atlantic" "NJ" 0 3 0 7 10 4987 57 16 0 3018 0 1969 1009 2 "n" "A" 2 "Elyria Telephone" "Great Lakes" "OH" 84 1 "n" "B" 3 "Greenville Telephone" "South Central" "TX" 0 1 0 0 1 2939 109 0 0 2939 0 0 1010 2 "n" "A" 2 "Gulf States Telephone" "South Central" "TX" 38 1 "n" "A" 3 "Home Telephone & Telegraph" "Chesapeake" "VA" 5 2 0 8 15 3082 0 0 614 1016 0 1452 19 1 "n" "A" 1 "Home Telephone & Telegraph" "Great Lakes" "IN" 1 0 0 11 12 39193 0 17 565 0 0 38628 20 1 "y" "A" 1 "Illinois Bell Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IL" 31 164 0 100 295 1471869 1727 6753 2236 9169 1029126 0 433574 1011 2 "n" "A" 2 "Illinois Central Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IL" 1012 2 "n" "A" 2 "Illinois Commercial Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IL" 1013 2 "n" "A" 2 "Illinois Consolidated Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IL" 1014 2 "n" "A" 2 "Illinois Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IL" 21 1 "n" "A" 1 "Indiana Associated Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IN" 19 10 0 3 32 49177 73 0 4659 28335 0 16183 22 1 "y" "A" 1 "Indiana Bell Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IN" 29 45 0 22 96 238463 1874 1424 343 4011 109460 0 124992 1015 2 "n" "A" 2 "Indiana Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IN" 42 1 "n" "A" 1 "Intermountain Telephone" "Southeastern" "TN, VA" 2 13 0 11 26 21924 987 16 305 20485 0 1134 66 1 "n" "A" 1 "Interstate Telegraph" "Pacific" "CA, NV" 1 1 0 8 10 1499 0 0 40 63 0 1396 67 1 "n" "A" 3 "Interstate Telephone" "Pacific" "ID, MT, WA" 23 18 0 3 44 20383 2094 0 2207 13759 0 4417 1016 2 "n" "A" 2 "Intra State Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IL" 1017 2 "n" "A" 2 "Iowa State Telephone" "North Central" "IA" 1018 2 "n" "A" 2 "Jamestown Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "NY" 85 1 "n" "B" 3 "Kansas State Telephone" "South Central" "KS, MO, OK" 2 2 0 0 4 1028 51 0 113 915 0 0 9 1 "n" "A" 1 "Keystone Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "PA" "Philadelphia" 0 1 0 11 12 45356 381 190 0 246 0 45110 10 2 "n" "A" 1 "Kittanning Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "PA" 2 4 0 0 6 6446 32 0 545 5901 0 0 1019 2 "n" "A" 2 "La Crosse Telephone" "Great Lakes" "WI" 39 1 "n" "A" 3 "Lee Telephone" "Chesapeake" "NC, VA" 1 1 0 8 10 2896 33 0 93 241 0 2562 1020 2 "n" "A" 2 "Lexington Telephone" "Southeastern" "KY" 46 2 "n" "A" 1 "Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph" "North Central" "NE" 74 28 0 19 121 64100 851 200 10572 23845 0 29683 81 1 "n" "B" 3 "Lorain County Radio" "Great Lakes" "OH" 23 1 "n" "A" 1 "Lorain Telephone" "Great Lakes" "OH" 0 0 0 8 8 9229 0 0 0 0 0 9229 1021 2 "n" "A" 2 "Mansfield Telephone" "Great Lakes" "OH" 24 1 "n" "A" 1 "Michigan Associated Telephone" "Great Lakes" "MI" 54 9 0 8 71 38481 664 0 13607 10328 0 14546 25 1 "y" "A" 1 "Michigan Bell Telephone" "Great Lakes" "MI" 108 63 4 128 303 742118 7956 1280 880 27143 130444 88 584443 1022 2 "n" "A" 2 "Middle States Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IL" 82 1 "n" "B" 3 "Middle States Utilities" "North Central" "IA" 17 5 0 0 22 3690 833 0 2544 1146 0 0 55 1 "n" "A" 3 "Middle States Utilities" "South Central" "MO" 15 6 0 0 21 5498 1895 0 2671 2827 0 0 1023 2 "n" "A" 2 "Missouri Telephone" "South Central" "MO" 75 1 "y" "B" 3 "Moosehead Telephone & Telegraph" "New England" "ME" 10 0 0 0 10 2414 54 0 2414 0 0 0 65 1 "y" "A" 1 "Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph" "Mountain" "AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, TX, UT, WY" 185 213 0 82 480 517839 15081 1435 562 21012 319544 0 177283 74 1 "n" "A" 1 "Mutual Telephone" "unassigned" "HI" 23 0 0 8 31 35107 1724 323 14 6163 0 0 28944 47 1 "n" "A" 1 "Nebraska Continental Telephone" "North Central" "NE" 24 5 0 4 33 10710 1310 0 4864 1699 0 4147 2 1 "y" "A" 1 "New England Telephone & Telegraph" "New England" "ME, MA, NH, RI, VT" 301 202 0 100 603 1254605 1724 4678 1624 88340 629186 0 537079 11 1 "y" "A" 1 "New Jersey Bell Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "NJ" 24 131 0 35 190 733970 1002 1818 511 5789 477712 0 250469 12 1 "n" "A" 3 "New Jersey Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "NJ" 5 2 0 0 7 2719 16 0 1803 916 0 0 13 1 "y" "A" 1 "New York Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "NY" 89 208 0 319 616 2617964 5110 22572 4526 25394 749063 0 1843507 83 1 "y" "B" 3 "Nicollet County Telephone & Telegraph" "North Central" "MN" 6 1 0 0 7 2418 143 0 1338 1080 0 0 43 1 "n" "A" 3 "Norfolk and Carolina Telephone & Telegraph" "Southeastern" "NC" 0 3 0 1 4 3404 22 0 0 3195 0 209 1024 2 "n" "A" 2 "Northern Ohio Telephone" "Great Lakes" "OH" 48 2 "n" "A" 3 "Northern States Power" "North Central" "MN" 0 1 0 0 1 4505 89 0 0 4505 0 0 26 1 "n" "A" 3 "North-West Telephone" "Great Lakes" "WI" 17 2 0 0 19 7079 165 0 5335 1744 0 0 49 1 "y" "A" 1 "Northwestern Bell Telephone" "North Central" "IA, MN, NE, ND, SD" 223 180 0 120 523 683880 49147 2725 565 32555 318892 0 332433 27 1 "n" "A" 3 "Ohio Associated Telephone" "Great Lakes" "OH" 33 10 1 12 56 22654 753 0 4260 4824 1093 12477 28 1 "y" "A" 3 "Ohio Bell Telephone" "Great Lakes" "OH" 31 50 1 136 218 765385 2140 3192 787 8148 164711 4406 588120 1025 2 "n" "A" 2 "Ohio Standard Telephone" "Great Lakes" "OH" 29 1 "n" "A" 3 "Ohio Telephone Service" "Great Lakes" "OH" 7 5 1 0 13 8234 11 1 2535 2724 2975 0 1026 2 "n" "A" 2 "Orange County Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "NY" 68 1 "n" "A" 3 "Oregon-Washington Telephone" "Pacific" "OR, WA" 13 5 1 1 20 6164 407 0 1910 2829 1392 33 90 1 "n" "B" 3 "Oxnard Home Telephone" "Pacific" "CA" 0 1 0 2 3 1931 10 0 0 1589 0 342 56 1 "n" "A" 3 "Ozark Central Telephone" "South Central" "MO" 22 4 0 1 27 5402 1693 7 2524 2711 0 167 69 1 "y" "A" 1 "Pacific Telephone & Telegraph" "Pacific" "CA, ID, OR, WA" 354 166 0 103 623 1191631 42656 11156 2146 32262 559042 0 600327 86 1 "n" "B" 3 "Palestine Telephone" "South Central" "TX" 0 1 0 0 1 2266 10 0 0 2266 0 0 1027 2 "n" "A" 2 "Peninsular Telephone" "Southeastern" "FL" 14 1 "n" "A" 1 "Pennsylvania Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "PA" 8 10 0 22 40 60117 390 65 2 1533 17855 0 40729 1028 2 "n" "A" 2 "People's Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "PA" 50 1 "n" "A" 1 "Platte Valley Telephone" "North Central" "NE, WY" 5 8 0 0 13 4739 431 0 522 4217 0 0 1029 2 "n" "A" 2 "Portsmouth Home Telephone" "Great Lakes" "OH" 70 1 "n" "A" 3 "Public Utilities California" "Pacific" "CA, NV, OR" 19 2 0 0 21 2905 314 0 1469 1436 0 0 15 1 "n" "A" 1 "Rochester Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "NY" "Rochester" 11 23 1 5 40 110388 0 235 3722 105403 89 1174 57 1 "n" "A" 3 "San Angelo Telephone" "South Central" "TX" 17 1 0 1 19 8467 688 0 2133 383 0 5951 1030 2 "n" "A" 2 "Santa Barbara Telephone" "Pacific" "CA" 91 1 "n" "B" 3 "Santa Paula Home Telephone" "Pacific" "CA" 0 1 0 0 1 1446 38 0 0 1446 0 0 58 1 "n" "A" 1 "Southeast Missouri Telephone" "South Central" "IL, MO" 22 18 0 4 44 18963 3374 23 7 2147 16661 0 155 44 1 "y" "A" 1 "Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph" "Southeastern" "AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN" 319 315 0 336 970 1234980 27133 1888 1241 57596 590562 0 586822 71 1 "y" "A" 1 "Southern California Telephone" "Pacific" "CA" 18 37 0 107 162 742111 365 2190 1098 2704 103869 0 635538 1031 2 "n" "A" 2 "Southern Continental Telephone" "Southeastern" "TN, KY" 3 1 "n" "A" 1 "Southern New England Telephone" "New England" "CT" 5 51 0 36 92 360404 0 898 229 2821 131101 0 226482 1032 2 "n" "A" 2 "Southwest Telephone" "South Central" "TX, AR, OK" 59 1 "n" "A" 3 "Southwest Telephone" "South Central" "KS, OK" 8 2 0 0 10 4870 665 0 2186 2684 0 0 60 1 "n" "A" 1 "Southwestern Associated Telephone" "South Central" "KS, LA, NM, OK, TX" 127 26 0 3 156 24781 3202 0 10629 13517 0 635 61 1 "y" "A" 1 "Southwestern Bell Telephone" "South Central" "AR, IL, KS, MO, OK, TX" 332 355 1 152 840 1549439 54066 5665 1603 51117 555144 34 943144 1033 2 "n" "A" 2 "Southwestern States Telephone" "South Central" "TX, AR, OK" 1034 2 "n" "A" 2 "Star Telephone" "Great Lakes" "OH" 1035 2 "n" "A" 2 "Texas Long Distance Telephone" "South Central" "TX" 1036 2 "n" "A" 2 "Tri-County Telephone" "Great Lakes" "MI" 78 1 "n" "B" 3 "Tri-State Associated Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "NJ, NY, PA" 0 1 0 1 2 2568 0 0 0 2396 0 172 51 1 "y" "A" 1 "Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph" "North Central" "MN" 17 27 0 22 66 137804 5310 334 12 3343 40141 0 94320 62 1 "n" "A" 1 "Two States Telephone" "South Central" "AR, TX" 0 4 0 0 4 8292 191 0 0 8292 0 0 30 1 "n" "A" 1 "Union Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IN" 20 5 0 0 25 7149 81 0 5226 1923 0 0 87 1 "n" "B" 3 "United Telephone" "South Central" "TX" 3 4 0 0 7 2330 1273 0 193 2137 0 0 63 1 "n" "A" 1 "United Telephone" "South Central" "MO" 48 6 0 1 55 14734 5044 0 8992 5656 0 86 31 1 "n" "A" 1 "United Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IN" 55 13 0 3 71 26175 43 2 13890 11974 0 311 16 1 "n" "A" 1 "United Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "PA" 39 13 0 0 52 22430 3909 0 7739 14691 0 0 1037 2 "n" "A" 2 "Upstate Telephone" "Middle Atlantic" "NY" 1038 2 "n" "A" 2 "Virginia Telephone & Telegraph" "Chesapeake" "VA" 1039 2 "n" "A" 2 "Wabash Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IL" 1040 2 "n" "A" 2 "Warren Telephone" "Great Lakes" "OH" 72 1 "n" "A" 1 "West Coast Telephone" "Pacific" "OR, WA\" 25 27 2 10 64 34189 2229 10 23 3366 26922 1428 2473 4 1 "y" "A" 3 "Westerly Automatic Telephone" "New England" "CT, RI" 1 0 0 3 4 3209 0 0 233 0 0 2976 88 1 "n" "B" 3 "Western Arkansas Telephone" "South Central" "AR" 10 2 0 0 12 2120 337 0 979 1141 0 0 1041 2 "n" "A" 2 "Western Light & Telephone" "South Central" "MO, IA, KS, NE, OK" 76 1 "y" "B" 3 "Western New England Telephone" "New England" "MA, VT" 9 0 0 0 9 2323 1 0 2323 0 0 0 77 1 "y" "B" 3 "White River Valley Telephone" "New England" "VT" 7 0 0 0 7 1547 0 0 1547 0 0 0 32 1 "y" "A" 1 "Wisconsin Telephone" "Great Lakes" "IL, MN, WI" 37 61 0 10 108 376620 6886 766 232 11467 276214 0 88939