On This Day in Telephone History June 22ND 1897 Actual organization date of United States Independent Telephone Association. In Detroit, Michigan, beginning at 12 noon, a meeting was called by an executive committee appointed at a previous meeting in Chicago, IL, on May 27 and 28. Composed of two men from each of the more than 15 states being represented, "was clothed with power and directed to take all the steps necessary to complete organization of independent telephone interests“

On This Day in Telephone History June 22ND 1897

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On This Day in Telephone History June 22ND 1897 Actual organization date of United States Independent Telephone Association. In Detroit, Michigan, beginning at 12 noon, a meeting was called by an executive committee appointed at a previous meeting in Chicago, IL, on May 27 and 28. Composed of two men from each of the more than 15 states being represented, “was clothed with power and directed to take all the steps necessary to complete organization of independent telephone interests“