Theodore Newton Vail
Theodore Newton Vail (July 16, 1845 – April 16, 1920) was a U.S. telephone industrialist. He served as the president of American Telephone & Telegraph between 1885 and 1889, and again from 1907 to 1919 (the company was named American Telephone & Telegraph before 1894). Vail saw telephone service as a public utility and moved to consolidate telephone networks under the Bell system. In 1913 he oversaw the Kingsbury Commitment that led to a more open system for connection.
Personal facts
| Birth date | July 16, 1845 |
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| Date of death | April 16, 1920 |
| Title | President |