The Pioneer Triangle was adopted because its three sides are intended to symbolize the three principal objectives of the Telephone Pioneers: Fellowship, Loyalty, and Service. Fellowship comes first and is the foundation upon which loyalty and service rest. Loyalty, represented by the left side, marks the relationship of our members to each other, no less than to the industry they serve. Service, signified by the right side of the emblem, is an outgrowth of both fellowship and loyalty and has become an integral part of the Pioneer program as well as the motto of our business.

The number on the bell at the center of the insignia is that assigned by the U.S. Patent Office to Alexander Graham Bell’s patent on the fundamental principle of the electric speaking telephone. The dates of 1875 and 1911 commemorate June 2, 1875, when Bell verified his theory of the electrical transmission of speech, and November 1, 1911, when the Telephone Pioneers of America was organized.