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Central Offices in the State of Arizona:

The majority of Arizona is considered rural or remote.  The central offices serving the region are typically small, remote switches connected to host offices by microwave, fiber or coaxial cable.  The main carrier is Qwest which was US West whom took the original offices operated by Mountain Bell prior to 1984.  There are numerous smaller independent companies that serve some of the remote areas including the larger Frontier which took over Citizens Utilities.  Other smaller companies that operate central offices include Table Top Telephone Company, Southwestern Telephone Company, Gila River Telecom, and Arizona Telephone.  Telephone service to the various Indian reservations is provided by the Navajo Communications company.

 

 

AGUILA

(Thanks to Craig)

 

 Table-top Telephone Company.

BISBEE

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

BENSON

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

BENSON "ST. DAVID"

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

BLACK CANYON

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

BULLHEAD CITY

 

 Ex Citizens Utilities now Frontier Communications Digital Switch.

Old Exchanges: SKyline 8

BULLHEAD CITY NORTH

 

 Original Citizens Utilities CO built to replace Bullhead City Main now operated by Frontier Communications.

CAMP VERDE

 

 Original Mountain Bell, then US West now Qwest remote switch CO

CASE GRANDE

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

CORONADO

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

COTTONWOOD "EAST"

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

COTTONWOOD "SOUTH"

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

EHRENBERG

 

 Verizon California-Arizona

This has got to be the smallest CO around.  Looks more like an outhouse then a remote switch! Note old GTE logo.

ELOY

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

FLAGSTAFF "MAIN"

FLAGSTAFF MICROWAVE TOWER

 

 Microwave routes are Mt. Elden to the north and Sunshine to the southeast.

GILA BEND

 

 Qwest

Remote switch, has microwave service due to its  location. (Local) 

Old Exchanges: MUtual 3

GRAND CANYON

(Thanks to Craig)

 

 Qwest 5ess switch that serves the communities of the S. rim as well as communities inside the canyon itself. Building also has microwave service…possibly from Williams?

HAYDEN

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

HIGLEY "MAIN"

Thanks to "The Hoodlum"

 

 DMS 100

HIGLEY "QUEEN CREEK"

Thanks to "The Hoodlum"

 

 DMS 100 switch that serves the Queen Creek community.

HUMBOLDT

(Thanks to Craig)

 

 Remote switch hosted from Prescott.

KEARNY

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

MAMMOTH

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

MARICOPA

 

 Qwest

Old Exchanges: LOgan 8

MAYER

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

MIAMI

(Thanks to Craig)

 

 Office built in 1950's to serve this eastern Arizona mining town.

NEW RIVER

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

PAGE

 

 Office originally built by Mountain States Telephone Company in 1955 to serve the City of Page which was developed to house the construction forces building the Glen Canyon Dam.  Today, Page is the gateway to Lake Powell.

Old Exchanges: MIdway 5

PAYSON

 

 Qwest 

Host switch for many of the remotes in the area.  Still has microwave service (modern) to Mt. Ord then into Phoenix.

Old Exchanges: GRanite 4

PINE

 

  

Qwest

Remote switch serving the communities of Pine and Strawberry.

POSTON

 

 Verizon California-Arizona

Original Continental Telephone office.

Old Exchanges: MOhawk 4

PRESCOTT "MAIN"

(Thanks to Craig)

 

 Old Exchanges: HIckory 2, 3 and 5

PRESCOTT "EAST"

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

RIM ROCK

 

 Qwest

Remote switch built to relieve Camp Verde and serving the communities of Rim Rock and Lake Montezuma.

SALOME

(Thanks to Craig)

 

 TDS Telphone.

SEDONA

 

 Original Mountain Bell now Qwest CO.

Old Exchanges: ATwater 2

SEDONA "SOUTH"

 

 Qwest

Remote switch built to relieve Sedona and serve the Village of Oak Creek

SELIGMAN

(Photo Chad Perkins)

 Table Top Telephone Company

TOMBSTONE

(Thanks to Craig)

 

 Home to the famous OK Corral.

TONTO CREEK

(Thanks to Craig)

 

 Remote hosted from Payson.

VAIL "NORTH"

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

WELLTON

 

 Qwest 

Remote switch microwave connection to Gila Bend.

Old Exchanges: STory 5

WHITLOW

Thanks to "The Hoodlum"

 

 DMS 10 and serves less
then 800 lines. It's a very small building with a pre-fabed structure on the left on blocks. from the age and size of the village I would guess that this office once had a 355 step. Serves them community of Queen Valley.
 

WILLIAMS

 

 Remote servicing Williams, the gateway to the Grand Canyon.

WINSLOW

(Photo Chad Perkins)

 

 US West now Qwest CO.  Microwave horn seems pointed to old AT&T Long Lines Sunshine site??

YARNELL

(Thanks to Craig)

 

  

YUMA MAIN

 

 Original Mountain Bell now Qwest office.  This is the main Yuma CO and has original Mountain Bell 6 Ghz microwave service for connection to the various remotes and Phoenix to the east.

Old Exchanges: SUnset 2 and SUnset 3

YUMA "FORTUNA"

 

 Newer office built in the 1980's to serve the eastern areas of Yuma including the Yuma Foothills and Fortuna development.

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