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This is a paper by A. J. Litton called 'The growth and development of the
Irish telephone system'.
Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, Volume XX,
Part V, 1961/1962, pp79-115.
This paper is provided for personal use only.
Click here for the paper
Key Dates of the Telephone in Ireland:-
- 1880 - United Telephone is
formed in England, overseeing Great Britain & Ireland
- 1882 - Telephone Company of
Ireland takes over United Telephone in Ireland
- 1893 - Telephone Company of
Ireland is sold to Britain's new National
Telephone company
- 1911 - The British Post Office assumes control of National
Telephone
- 1922 - New Irish government forms Department
of Posts & Telegraphs (P&T)
- 1978 - The Dargan Report reveals
Ireland are falling behind and recommends that P&T be
split into two entities, an Post and Telecom
Eireann
- 1979 - Telecom Eireann is
formed.
- 1983 - Telecom Eireann formally
takes charge of Ireland's national system
- 1993 - First private competitor (Esat) to Telecom
Eireann receives a license to operate
- 1999 - Telecom Eireann becomes
a public company; changes its name to Eircom
- 2015 - Eircom rebrand as "Eir" at a cost of
€12,000,000
- 2020 - The Universal Service Obligation (USO) for the
provision of public payphones was removed
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HISTORY OF THE TELEPHONE