Grant's first timeline

By Grant spurlin
  • Period: to

    Phone in 1930-1940

  • videophone

    videophone

    In 1930 France and Germany used the videophones. They were usedfirst there.
  • when the depression hit

    when the depression hit

    When the depression hit telephones in service declined by 10%. Western electricity declined by 85%.
  • The agreement

    The agreement

    AT&T had its monopoly held. At the end of the year the government acted and they agreed to operate as "requlated monopoly.
  • newarm of government

    newarm of government

    A new arm of the government was formed to regulate the telephone business. The first project was the FCC took over AT&T
  • The handset telephone

    The handset telephone

    The handset radio was first introduced on a commercial. Its owner got the noble piece prize
  • telephone Expansion

    telephone Expansion

    The telephone expanded to millions of people and it was a huge outbrake. It was one of the biggest out brakes ever.
  • western electricity uncovering

    western electricity uncovering

    The FCC uncovered that Western electricity was having to pay $2,000,000. THey could not pay the money for it.
  • The hurricanes disaster

    The hurricanes disaster

    At the end of thr 1930's 15 million phones had died when the hurricane hit. AT&T had lost one of the most phones that month.