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FIRST PHONE TO COMBINE A RINGER AND HEADSET
AT&T made the model 500 telephone, this was the first that had both a ringer and Headset. The ringer helped the users because obviously they would know when the phone is ringing. The headset was very usefull as it was a easy way to talk to others. -
FIRST TRANSATLANTIC TELEPHONE CABLE
The first transatlantic telephone cables was installed, it was called the TAT -1. It went gtom Nova to Scotland, providing telephone service between North America and United Kingdom. -
TELSTAR 1
Communications satellite Telstar 1 is launched by a NASA Delta rocket on July 10, transmitting the first live transatlantic telecast as well as telephone and data signal -
FIRST 911 CALL IS MADE
Legislation called for a phone number for everyone wear you could report emergencies, this was passed in congress in 1967 and in January 1968 plans were announced to put this system into place. -
US MILITARY START USING FIBRE OPTICS
The U.S. military begins using fiber optics to improve communications systems when the navy installs a fiber-optic telephone link on the USS Little Rock. -
PUBLIC TEST OF A NEW CELLULAR PHONE SYSTEM
Public tests of a new cellular phone system begin in Chicago, with more than 2,000 trial customers and mobile phone sets. -
VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOLS
The advent of Voice Over Internet Protocols (VoIP)—methods of allowing people to make voice calls over the Internet on packet-switched routes— starts to gain ground as PC users find they can lower the cost of their long-distance calls. -
100 MILLION CELLULAR TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS
The number of cellular telephone subscribers in the United States grows to 100 million, from 25,000 in 1984.