Oxford West Telephone Company is a local telephone company in
Maine
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and is owned by Maine-based Oxford Networks. The company was founded in 1994 upon Oxford's purchase of Contel of Maine's
Oxford County exchanges from
GTE
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.
The company absorbed the operations of Bryant Pond Telephone Co., which had been established in 1974, and adopted a
trade name
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of the former company to reflect the merger.
The company provides local telephone services to cities such as
Bryant Pond and
Andover
Andover may refer to:
Places Australia
* Andover, Tasmania
Canada
* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
* Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
United Kingdom
* Andover, Hampshire, England
** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station
United States
* Ando ...
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Local Calling Guide: Oxford West Telephone Company
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References
Communications in Maine
1994 establishments in Maine
Companies based in Oxford County, Maine
Telecommunications companies established in 1994
Telecommunications companies of the United States
American companies established in 1994
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