altafiber

altafiber, Inc., formerly Cincinnati Bell, is a regional telecommunications service provider based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. They were officially incorporated in 1873, becoming the first company in Cincinnati to provide direct communication between the city’s homes and businesses. In fact, they provided the first telephonic exchange in Ohio and the 10th in the nation. Originally…More a provider of telegraph services, their company became a member of the Bell System in the late nineteenth century. In 1931, the company opened its building at Seventh and Elm Streets in Downtown Cincinnati – the “Telephone Building” in the public’s mind – which also housed the world’s longest straight switchboard, with 88 operator positions. altafiber is a technology company that delivers integrated communications solutions over their fiber-optic network, including high-speed Internet, video, voice, and data. The company also provides service in Hawai’i under the brand Hawaiian Telcom.