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Delhi Telephone Company has been dedicated to providing exceptional
communications services to Delhi New York and thesurrounding area
since it was founded in 1897 by a far sighted local attorney, Stephen
F. Adee. Adee believed that the future of the telephone meant rapid
growth across the entire nation and the world, providing everyone
with the opportunity to communicate with one another efficiently
and economically. He envisioned this better communications system
should be made available as soon as possible to the people and businesses
in the growing Delhi area.
Taking the initiative, he gathered the support of several local
investors to launch the Delhi Telephone Company. In the era rural
telephone service that was provided through makeshift "farmers'
lines" strung up on short poles and fence posts. The phone company
started with a total of 124 subscribers and has since grown to nearly
5000 access lines.
The restoration of the Adee house in 1979 was a significant
event in the company's history. The renovation was accomplished
to provide the current business office space for the modern telephone
company.
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