History
Celebrating over a century of business!
Since 1877, Granite State Telephone has been dedicated to seeking new opportunities to provide high
quality communications services to our customers. We pay tribute to the Yankee spirit that says you
don't have to be part of a telephone conglomerate to offer state-of-the-art technology.
Did you know?
- Granite State Telephone is one of more than 1,300 independent telephone
companies operating in the United States today. These companies were never a part of the former Bell
system and provide the most modern technology to the residents and businesses of rural America.
- Granite State Telephone traces its beginnings to Chester, New Hampshire (circa 1877), when the New
Hampshire legislature granted a charter to what was then known as the Chester and Derry Telegraph
Company.
- Granite State Telephone as we know it today is a merger of what were once four separate telephone
companies: Chester Telephone Company, Sandown Telephone Company, Weare Telephone Company, and Triangle
Telephone Company.
Don't let our size fool you
Granite State Telephone's commitment to investing in new equipment and continually improving
our network has often put us at the forefront of technology in the state.
- 100% digital switching equipment offers customers an array of advanced call management services from call waiting ID to voice mail.
- Voice and data traffic are carried over an ultra high-speed fiber optic network.
- Advanced high-speed Internet network offers connection speeds of up to 20 Mbps.
To view a multimedia timeline of the history of Granite State Telephone, please select the appropriate
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