New Jersey Telephone History
The company evolved from the
American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), which was formed in 1885.
From 1927 to 1984, the firm was incorporated as New Jersey Bell Telephone
Company and was a subsidiary of AT&T.
In 1929, New Jersey Bell (NJB) moved into its new
headquarters at 540 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey. Today the company still
calls Broad Street its home. On January 1, 1984, when the federal court-ordered
divestiture of AT&T took effect, NJB became a wholly owned operating company
of Bell Atlantic Corporation, one of the seven so-called "Baby Bell"
holding companies. The company continued to use the name New Jersey Bell until
1994, when it was changed to Bell Atlantic-New Jersey (BA-NJ).
In August 1997, Bell Atlantic acquired Nynex, creating
the second largest telephone company in the United States. In 1998, Bell
Atlantic announced its plan to merge with GTE. On April 3, 2000, Bell Atlantic
and GTE selected "Verizon" as the new name of the combined company. On
June 30, 2000, Bell Atlantic and GTE completed their merger, creating Verizon
Communications, a formidable new competitor in global communications.
*From the Verizon New Jersey History web page*
For more detailed historical information please see: http://www.verizonnj.com/about/community/nj/about/history/history.html
CENTRAL OFFICES OF NEW JERSEY
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AVALON
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Original New Jersey Bell Remote Switch Office. Note
payphone in front.
Old Exchanges: AValon |
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BEACH HAVEN
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Old Exchanges: HYacinth 2 |
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BEDMINSTER
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Note camouflaged cell tower. |
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BERNARDSVILLE
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Nice colonial style building.
Old Exchanges: BErnardsville
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BRIDGETON
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Old Exchanges: GLenview 1, 3 and 5. |
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CALDWELL
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Old Exchanges: CAldwel and CApital 6, 8. |
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CAMDEN (Front)
CAMDEN
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Camden is a tandem office for the southern New
Jersey-Trenton area.
Old Exchanges: WOodlawn 2, EMerson and STerling.
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CEDAR KNOLLS
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Verizon New Jersey/AT&T
This CO is a Tandem for the northern New Jersey region. AT&T
toll office built in the mid 1950s.
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CRANFORD
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Old Exchanges: BRidge 2, 6 and CRanford |
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FAIRFIELD
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FREEHOLD
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LIVINGSTON
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Old Exchanges: WYman 2, 4 and LIvingston |
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MADISON NOC
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MADISON Network Operations Center, not a CO. |
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MILLINGTON
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Old Exchanges: MIllington 7 |
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MOORESTOWN
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Old Exchanges: BElmont and MOorestown |
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MORRISTOWN
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Old Exchanges: JEfferson 8 & 9 |
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MULLICA HILL
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Old Exchanges: GRidley 8 |
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 MURRAY
HILL
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Verizon New Jersey
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PENNS GROVE
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Office built in the early 1970's |
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ROSELLE
ROSELLE SIGN
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Verizon New Jersey Serves Roselle and Kenilworth.
Nice Colonial style architecture, note church design next door. Also
serves as a regional training center. Old Exchanges: CHestnut 1,
5. 
 Pictures
of the training center behind Roselle CO. Cable splice at ground
level and a bundle of exposed cable with wire-pairs |
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SOUTH ORANGE
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Verizon New Jersey
CO fits in with the many buildings that are designed like this in the
community. Serves Maplewood
Old Exchanges: SOuth orange 1, 2 and 3
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WHIPPANY
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Verizon New Jersey
Old Exchanges: TUcker 4, 7 and
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