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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. -
the first ever transatlantic telephone cable was made. This made calls much more affordable than the radio telephone system which it replaced -
Trials begin of the first picturephone service. In July, Union Carbide Corporation started testing on the first picturephone network. -
The FCC officially launches the first primary cellular test network. It only opened in few select areas, like Chicago