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A: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, B: Chicago, Illinois, United States

AT&T is Founded

3/3/1885 to 1892
 Bell System logo (called the Blue Bell) used from 1889 to 1916.
 Bell System logo (called the Blue Bell) used from 1889 to 1916.

On March 3, 1885  American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (A T & T) was established to to create a nationwide long-distance network with a commercially viable cost-structure.  Starting from New York, the network reached Chicago in 1892.

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