• Antonio Meucci is credited with inventing the first basic phone in 1849

    Antonio Meucci is credited with inventing the first basic phone in 1849
  • Frenchman Charles Bourseul devised a phone in 1854

    Frenchman Charles Bourseul devised a phone in 1854
  • Alexander Graham Bell won the first U.S. patent for the device in 1876.

    Alexander Graham Bell won the first U.S. patent for the device in 1876.
  • n 1915 the transcontinental telephone line began operating.

    n 1915 the transcontinental telephone line began operating.
  • A typical cordless phone in the 1990s.

    A typical cordless phone in the 1990s.
  • house phones used less

    house phones used less