History of Colorado Long Distance Telephone Service

1878: First telephones are installed in Denver. 1879 Frederick O. Vaille opens Denver Telephone Dispatch Co., the 17th telephone exchange in the nation. A toll line connecting Denver to Golden, Idaho Springs, Central City, Black Hawk and Georgetown is built. 1880 Telephone exchanges open in Boulder, Colorado Springs and Pueblo. 1889 Denver-Leadville telephone line over 13,000 foot Mosquito Pass completed. 1890 Number of telephones, 5,000. 1910 May 8, first long distance phone call made from Denver to New York City. 1911 Number of telephones in Colorado, 160,000. 1946 Urban mobile radio telephone service starts in Denver. First rural radio-telephone service in nation placed in Cheynne Wells to serve remote ranches.

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