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It all started in a grocery store.

Arthur R. Maytum had a lot to be excited about and proud of in 1898. His grocery business was going well and he had just installed Fredonia's first telephone in his Water Street store. With this modern miracle close at hand, he could offer more efficient service and fresher produce to his customers by calling the railroad depot for up-to-the-minute reports on his shipments. As a result of installing the telephone to better serve his customers he initiated something that would soon serve the community on an even broader scale - the Dunkirk & Fredonia Telephone Company. Appropriately he became the area's first telephone customer.

The telephone company incorporated in February of 1898 and started business that August, serving 64 customers. It was only fitting that Arthur R. Maytum serve as the fledgling company's first Secretary and General Manager. Over the years, he would guide the company as it grew, prospered, and brought new communications services to the people of Dunkirk and Fredonia.

The Dunkirk and Fredonia Telephone Company was purchased in 1996 from the Maytum family by the Lynch Corporation to furnish the resources necessary to be able to continually offer the best and newest communications services to residential and business customers - all from one source. In 1997, DFT Communications was formed to encompass all divisions of the expanding company. Now DFT Communications is more than just a telephone service.

DFT Communications is a family of companies linking neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend and business to business. Over the last 100 plus years, we've updated equipment, expanded services and added subscribers. DFT Communications offers Local and Long Distance Telephone Service, Business Telephone Systems, Internet Service, Security Systems, Wireless Communications and Call Center Services to those in Western New York and portions of Pennsylvania.

At DFT Communications, telecommunications remains our focus but our business is your satisfaction. We realize that you have a choice when selecting a communications service provider. We continually strive to exceed our customer's expectations, making recommendations instead of just "selling" services. We work hard to maintain our relationships by providing outstanding customer service.

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Making your life easier with total communication services - all from one source.