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Four Million Phones Added in Global Telephony 1951 Outlook
The 1951 expansion added 4.6 million phones, lifting world in service to 79.4 million by January 1, 1952. The United States accounted for over half the increase, with New York City leading all cities at 3,349,323 telephones. Canada and Sweden showed high per‑capita use, while Stockholm led foreign cities in saturation. Canadians averaged 378 conversations per person in 1951.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
United States
Sweden
United Kingdom
Canada
Germany
France
Japan
Italy
Australia
New York City
Asia
Greater London
Washington D. C
Atlantic City
San Francisco
Stockholm
Bell System
A T and T Company
Bell Telephone