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By Melanie_Cook

  • AT&T adapts its own cellular plan for the city of Chicago.

    AT&T adapts its own cellular plan for the city of Chicago.
    The FCC is still uneasy about putting the plan into action. They have concerns about its success.

  • Dr. Martin Cooper for Motorola

    Dr. Martin Cooper for Motorola
    Dr Martin Cooper, a former general manager for the systems division at Motorola, is considered the inventor of the first modern portable handset.

  • Cell phone testing is permitted by the FCC in Chicago.

    Cell phone testing is permitted by the FCC in Chicago.
    The Bell Telephone Company gets the license; they are in a partnership with AT&T.

  • The FCC makes Firm rules about the growing cell phone industry in dealing with manufactures.

    The FCC makes Firm rules about the growing cell phone industry in dealing with manufactures.
    It finally rules that Western Electric can manufacture products for both cellular and terminal use.

  • The Cellular Technology Industry Association is created and helps to make the industry into an empire.

    The Cellular Technology Industry Association is created and helps to make the industry into an empire.
    One of its biggest contributions is when it helped create TDMA phone technology, the most evolved cell phone yet. It becomes available to the public in 1991.

  • BellSouth announces that it is leaving the pay phone business

    BellSouth announces that it is leaving the pay phone business
    Too much competition from cell phones.