The Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company (MT&T, later MTT) was founded around 1910 in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348 ...
and provided telecommunications to
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
until 1998 when it merged with the
Island Telephone Company
The Island Telephone Company Limited (IslandTel) was a Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or ...
,
NBTel
NBTel was founded as the New Brunswick Telephone Company in 1888 after Bell Telephone Company of Canada's attempt to establish telephone service in the Maritimes failed. The company purchased the assets in New Brunswick, Canada from Bell Canada i ...
, and
NewTel Communications
NewTel Communications was a telephone and internet service provider in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Originally known as the Avalon Telephone Company, it served the Avalon Peninsula and later became the Newfoundland Telepho ...
to form Aliant (now
Bell Aliant
Bell Aliant is a brand name used by Bell Canada for telecommunications services in Atlantic Canada.
Prior to 2015, Bell Aliant Inc. (formerly Aliant Inc.) was a separate company providing telecom services in the Atlantic provinces and a few othe ...
).
Many
payphones
A payphone (alternative spelling: pay phone) is typically a coin-operated public telephone, often located in a telephone booth or in high-traffic outdoor areas, with prepayment by inserting money (usually coins) or by billing a credit or debit ...
in Nova Scotia still display MTT branding.
References
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History of MTTAliant
Companies based in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Telecommunications companies of Canada
Bell Aliant
Telegraph companies
1910 establishments in Nova Scotia
Telecommunications companies established in 1910
Companies disestablished in 1998
1998 disestablishments in Nova Scotia
Canadian companies established in 1910
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