New York City’s Underground Script: Decoding Utility Markings and Telecom Histories

<p><strong>Common Company Names on Markings and Manhole Covers</strong><br /> As you walk the city, the names and logos on manhole covers often read like a &ldquo;who&rsquo;s who&rdquo; of the utility and telecommunications world.</p> <p>Emblematic of New York&rsquo;s telecom history are names like &ldquo;Con Edison,&rdquo; the city&rsquo;s primary electric company, &ldquo;Verizon New York,&rdquo; a major phone service provider, and &ldquo;Empire City Subway,&rdquo; which owns a significant portion of the underground infrastructure used for telecommunications.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@karolmunoz/new-york-citys-underground-script-decoding-utility-markings-and-telecom-histories-99c70dbfb912"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>