NewTel Communications
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NewTel Communications was a telephone, internet and cellular service provider in the Canadian
province of Newfoundland and Labrador
. Originally, as the Avalon Telephone Company, it served the Avalon Peninsula; it became the Newfoundland Telephone Company, also serving southwestern Newfoundland (between Port-aux-Basques and Corner Brook), part of the Burin Peninsula, Windsor and Grand Falls, as well as most of Labrador, as a result of acquisitions of three smaller companies from 1948 to 1962. In 1979, it acquired the Labrador Telephone Company serving Labrador City, and in late 1988, it acquired Terra Nova Tel
from Canadian National Railways, which served other communities on the island including Gander.
The Newfoundland Telephone Company was later shortened to NewTel Communications as its business diversified.
In 1999, NewTel's parent NewTel Enterprises
merged with Bruncor
(parent of NBTel
), Island Telecom
and MTT
to form Aliant (now Bell Aliant).
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
. Originally, as the Avalon Telephone Company, it served the Avalon Peninsula; it became the Newfoundland Telephone Company, also serving southwestern Newfoundland (between Port-aux-Basques and Corner Brook), part of the Burin Peninsula, Windsor and Grand Falls, as well as most of Labrador, as a result of acquisitions of three smaller companies from 1948 to 1962. In 1979, it acquired the Labrador Telephone Company serving Labrador City, and in late 1988, it acquired Terra Nova Tel
Terra Nova Tel
Terra Nova Tel was a telephone company providing service on the island of Newfoundland from 1949 to 1988. It was a subsidiary of Canadian National Railways through Canadian National Telecommunications....
from Canadian National Railways, which served other communities on the island including Gander.
The Newfoundland Telephone Company was later shortened to NewTel Communications as its business diversified.
In 1999, NewTel's parent NewTel Enterprises
NewTel Enterprises
NewTel Enterprises was the holding company that owned NewTel Communications, a telephone service provider in Newfoundland and Labrador.-External links:*...
merged with Bruncor
Bruncor
Bruncor, based in Saint John, New Brunswick was a Canadian telecommunications holding company and the parent company of NBTel.Bruncor merged in 1999 with 3 other telecommunication companies in Atlantic Canada to form Aliant ....
(parent of NBTel
NBTel
NBTel was founded as the New Brunswick Telephone Company in 1888 after Bell Telephone Company of Canada's attempt to establish telephone service in the Maritime provinces failed. The company purchased the assets in New Brunswick, Canada from Bell Canada in 1889...
), Island Telecom
Island Telecom
Island Telecom was a telephone service provider in Prince Edward Island.Founded in 1885 as the Prince Edward Island Telephone Company , the company formed a formal alliance with Nova Scotia-based MT&T early on, which resulted in the agreement to share the 902 area code...
and MTT
Maritime Telephone and Telegraph Company
Maritime Telephone and Telegraph Company was founded around 1910 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and provided telecommunications solutions to Nova Scotia until 1998 when it merged with Island Telecom, NBTel, and NewTel Communications to form Aliant .Many payphones in Nova Scotia are still MTT-branded.In...
to form Aliant (now Bell Aliant).