Telephone

History of the telephone

By SaniaRaniaSorour123

  • 1946

    1946
    A telephone call was made from an automobile-based phone for the first time. It wasn't a very large mobile network due to the high installation cost.

  • 1956

    1956
    the first ever transatlantic telephone cable was made. This made calls much more affordable than the radio telephone system which it replaced

  • 1965

    1965
    Trials begin of the first picturephone service. In July, Union Carbide Corporation started testing on the first picturephone network.

  • 1977

    1977
    The FCC officially launches the first primary cellular test network. It only opened in few select areas, like Chicago