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Who We Are..... |
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TelecomPioneers is the largest industry-related volunteer
organization in the world. Founded in 1911, the TelecomPioneers,
formerly known as
Telephone Pioneers of America, is
comprised of nearly 750,000 current and retired telecommunications
employees who have joined together to make their communities better
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Pioneers are people who want to give back to their community. Our
organization
allows you to utilize your own unique skills and interest to give
back and make your community a better place to live and work. A
Pioneer can be a someone who:
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Enjoys volunteering their time
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Prefers to donate
goods/services
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Wants to contribute in a
financial manner
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About Us..... |
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The original Jasper N. Keller
Chapter #33 was founded in 1925 and only covered the State
of Maine. The
New Hampshire-Vermont Chapter #63 was created in 1959. The two Chapters merged in 1994 and retained Jasper N. Keller as
the Chapter name because it was the older of the two.
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Jasper N. Keller –
History of the Man
Jasper N. Keller began his
telephone career in 1881.
Along with Little Rock Arkansas banker Colonel
Logan
H. Roots, Keller formed the Southwestern Telegraph
and Telephone
Company. With the exclusive rights to Alexander Graham Bell’s
telephone patent in Arkansas
and Texas, Keller and Roots set about
developing a
unified telephone system for the two states. By 1883
the
company had 36 exchanges in the territory and 4,214 telephones. Keller
and Roots then sold the
company to an eastern organization known as the
Lowell Syndicate. |
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In
1884, Keller came to Boston on a visit. The New England Telephone & Telegraph Company had been
organized the year before, and it was a heavy task to amalgamate the
different companies and extend their sphere of operations. Keller’s
reputation as a hustling practical telephone man had preceded him, and
he was asked to become the general manager of the new company, with Mr.
Theodore M. Vail as president.
The rest of his career is
largely the story of the development of New England Telephone &
Telegraph Company. For
several years, Keller was General Manager, and then was made
Vice-President for the remainder of his telephone career. He died in
September 22, 1922 in Surry NH at the age of 73. He is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts.
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