Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. - Winnipeg MB
Posted by: PeterNoG
N 49° 53.694 W 097° 08.274
14U E 633737 N 5528607
This is the headquarters of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc (MTS). It's located in MTS Place on Main St at Pioneer Ave in downtown Winnipeg Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WM56V9
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 11/20/2008
Views: 16
MTS Place is actually 2 buildings; a taller building at 333 Main St & a second shorter building right beside it at 191 Pioneer Ave. Originally known as Manitoba Telephone System when it was government Crown Corporation, MTS is the primary telecommunications carrier in Manitoba. MTS became a publicly held corporation in 1996 when the government sold it to private shareholders.
Wikipedia Entry (
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MTS has had a couple of firsts for North America.
In 1950, it was the first telephone system to have automatic switching equipment.
In 1959, Winnipeg was the first urban area to implement the 9-9-9 Emergency Number (forerunner to 9-1-1)