National Telephone Company

National Telephone Company

Company logo of the National Telephone Company
Company type	Private Limited Company, subsidiary of the United Telephone Company
Industry	Telephone
Predecessor	The Telephone Company (Bells Patents) Ltd
Founded	1881
Fate	Under the Telephone Transfer Act 1911 taken over (1912)
Successor	General Post Office (GPO)
Headquarters	UK
Services	Telephone

The National Telephone Company (NTC) was a British telephone company from 1881 until 1911 which brought together smaller local companies in the early years of the telephone. Under the Telephone Transfer Act 1911 it was taken over by the General Post Office (GPO) in 1912.