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Ironton Telephone Celebrates over 105 Years in the Lehigh Valley – From the first telephone pole and open wire to the latest broadband technology, Ironton Telephone’s focus has remained the same: affordable, dependable service for its customers, a stable work environment for its employees and on-going support for the community.  It has been a recipe for success especially when you consider the fact that Ironton Telephone has been through the Great Depression, two world wars and over ten recessions and has remained intact and in the George family.  To put their longevity in perspective, consider the fact that Ironton Telephone predates traffic signals, penicillin, stainless steel, talking motion pictures and television.  Not only have they survived; they remain on the cutting edge, offering the latest technologies and service to their customers.

William "Butch" George was a man ahead of his time. Having heard rumors about a pending rate hike on his telephone bill, George invested in a small, fledgling telephone company as a way to save money on the phone calls from his butcher shop to the markets he supplied.

What started out in 1909 with just six miles of open wire and six customers, has evolved and grown to be a heritage company, celebrating over 105 years of serving the Lehigh Valley with over 90,000 lines served.  Speak to a George family member about this landmark anniversary and you immediately get a sense of the gratitude they have for their customers, employees, neighbors, partners and communities.  “Our goal has always been to maintain the highest service excellence to our customers whether they were served by the old ‘crank’ phones to the modern VOIP phones of today, and we are grateful to be here to have served both, “says William, “Bill” George II, grandson of Butcher George and today’s company President and CEO.

In addition to being an area leader in Telecommunications by serving their customers with dependable phone and DSL service, as well as telephone communication systems, Ironton Telephone continues to be an active community supporter.  Ironton supports many scholastic and community events, the local arts, as well as numerous local and national charities.  “We believe strongly in supporting the communities that we serve and reside in,” says Bill George, General Manager and third generation family member involved in the business.

William George, who became President in 1995, has spearheaded much of the company’s progress.  Four of his brothers and sisters are involved.  Allen M. M. George Jr. serves as Corporate Vice President of Operations; Patricia L. Stewart is Secretary/Treasurer and Director of Finance.  Carolyn George and Rose Marie Beck are Customer Service Representatives.  Four other siblings are not involved in the operation of the business.  “Since each of us works in a separate part of the business, we seldom collide.  The ultimate decisions come to me,” George says.