telephone

By mictownsend

  • telephone

    The first telephone came out in the years 1849, the first telephone line was built, the first switchboard was created, and the first telephone exchange opened.

  • The first telephone company

    In 1880 bell merged his company with others to form the American Bell Telephone Company.

  • The American telegraph

    In 1885 the American Telegraph and Telephone Company (ATT) was formed.

  • The first pay phone

    In 1900 the first pay phone was installed in Hartford, Connecticut.

  • The first transatlantic calls

    In 1927 the first transatlantic calls were made from New York to London using radio waves.

  • The first telephone cable

    In 1955 telephone cables were laid across the ocean.

  • The first cell phone call

    The first cell phone call was made on April 3, 1973 by Martin Cooper, a Motorola engineer.

  • The reason it ended

    The first telephone was invented in the year 1849-1984. The reason it ended was because ATT was forced to end its control over state markets.