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- June 1883 - Chesapeake and Potomac (C&P) incorporated
- December 1904 - 10,768 telephones in service in DC
- October 1965 - Touch-Tone technology introduced
- July 1969 - President Nixon's historic call to the moon-based astronauts began on C&P equipment
- March 1976 - DC's first phone center opened on Good Hope Road in Southeast
- April 1976 - The millionth telephone installed in DC
- January 1984 - C&P changed to name to "Bell Atlantic"
- January 1997 - Information Delivery for Education at Libraries and Schools (IDEALS) program launched
- August 1997 - Bell Atlantic merged with NYNEX
- October 1997 - First technology learning center opened in Adams Morgan
- September 1998 - Students Educated for Economic Development Success (SEEDS) program launched
- December 1998 - LeDroit Park project initiated, open house held
- May 1999 - Visitor Information Center opened in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
- June 2000 - Bell Atlantic and GTE merged to create Verizon Communications
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