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Alberta Government Telephones

Logo: Alberta Government Telephones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Canadian telephone company (1906 - 1991)

Alberta Government Telephones (AGT) was the telephone provider in most of Alberta from 1906 to 1991. AGT was formed by the Liberal government of Alexander Cameron Rutherford in 1906 following the acquisitions by the government of several independent telephone companies. In 1908, AGT acquired the Bell Telephone Company's Alberta operations for $675,000.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1906Founded1
  • Industrytelecommunications1
  • HeadquartersEdmonton1

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AGT Monogram, Capitol Hill CO, Calgary, AB
Photo: J73364, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Alberta Government Telephones (AGT) was the telephone provider in most of Alberta from 1906 to 1991.2

Timeline

  1. 1991Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1906Founded Founded1

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