Internet Timeline

  • Founding of CRBC Radio

    Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission was founded
  • Proposed Idea of the "internet"

    J.C.R. Licklider proposed idea network where computers can talk to each other
  • Broadcasting Act

    Canadian Government enacted the Broadcasting Act, which created the CRTC as we know today, regulating television airwaves
  • First message "Login" across network

    First message sent from one computer(in UCLA) to another(in Stanford) over ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) hosted by the government.
  • Aloha Net's establishment

    Aloha net was added to the network
  • Development of system to send mail (Email)

    Ray Tomlinson was developing a system to send email back and forth via ARPANET
  • Transmission Control Protocol

    Vinton Cerf developed a way to all computers to communicate across globe.
  • Internet protocol (IP) was introduced

    Internet protocol was introduced right after TCP
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    Use of TCP

    TCP was mostly used to send data during this timespan
  • London, Norway joins the network

    London, Norway joins the network
  • First handheld mobile phone

    Martin Cooper, A motorola executive made the first mobile telephone call
  • Telecommunication

    CRTC included telecommunication's responsibility
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    Cable, Satellite and Internet

    Added Cable, Satellite and Internet to CRTC's responsibilities. Making sure it is multilingual, regulate fair pricing on telephone and internet.
  • World Wide Web by Tim Burners-Lee

    Invention of World Wide Web for everyone across the world
  • Dial up-service

    AOL and other companies used dial-up for users to get on internet. Phone and internet could not be used at the same time.
  • Creation of Erwise

    First internet browser with graphic
  • Mosaic created

    Popularized surfing the WWW
  • Netscape Navigator creation

    90% of web usage uses Netscape
  • 3G Network on mobile phones to offer internet

    Japan launched the first pre-commerical 3G network
  • Internet usage on phone surpassed computer

    First time ever, usage of internet on tablets and mobiles have surpassed the usage of desktops.