Table 27. Telephone companies serving Northwest Florida, by county and location 

 of services in 1980 (Florida Public Service Commission 1981). 



Telephone Company 

 counties served Location of service 



Central Telephone Company in Florida (Tallahassee) 



Okaloosa County Baker, Crestview, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, 



Shalimar, Valparaiso 

 Walton County DeFuniak Springs, Freeport, Glendale 



Continental Telephone Company of the South (Bonifay) 



Walton County Santa Rosa Beach, Seagrove Beach 



Floral a Telephone Company (Floral a, Alabama) 



Okaloosa County Laurel Hill 



Walton County Paxton 



St. Joseph Telephone and Telegraph Company (Port St. Joe) 



Bay County The Beaches, Tyndall, A.F.B. 



Franklin County Alligator Point, Apalachicola, Carrabelle, 



Eastpoint 

 Gulf Port St. Joe, Wewahitcka 



Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (Miami) 



Bay County Lynn Haven, Panama City, Panama City Beach, 



Youngs town -Fountain 

 Escambia County Cantonment, Pensacola 



Santa Rosa County Gulf Breeze, Jay, Milton, Munson, Pace 



Southland Telephone Company (Atmore, Alabama) 



Escambia County Molino, Walnut Hill 



DOMESTIC SEWAGE TREATMENT 



Although treatment of domestic and industrial wastes is a concern common 

 to all of Florida, the problem of pollution is not as acute in Northwest 

 Florida as it is in some other parts of the State. The population growth in 

 the urban centers and along the coast will increase the potential for more 

 pollution. According to the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation 

 the amount of domestic wastewater to be treated is directly related to the 

 population of the area served. Each person uses approximately 100 gal/d for 



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