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Creation of Telephone-Present
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Telephone invented
The telephone was first invented by Alexander Graham Bell -
Bell Telephone Company
In July, the Bell Telephone company was formed by Gardiner Hubbard. Watson oversaw the development of the telephones and Bell traveled. -
Thousands of Phones
After the company was in business for about half of the year, they had made 3,000 telephones. -
More Phones
By this time, the company had developed over 10,000 phones. They also named Theodore Vail the new general manager of the company. -
Telephone Line
At this time, the Bell company finally completed the first coast-to-coast telephone line from New York to San Francisco. -
Goverment Takeover
The goverment decided to take over the telephone service at this time. But Theodore Vail worked very hard to bring the control back to the Bell System -
Millions of Phones in service
By the end of the 1930's, AT&T had millions of phones in service across the country. They hit a few blunders here and there, but by this time they were doing better. -
Phone Installation
In the late 1940's after World War Two was over, the company had to keep up with the demand that had surfaced between the beginning and end of the war. Finally, the first commercial mobile phones were installed in St. Louis. -
30,000,000 Phones in service
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Princess Phone
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Touch Tone Phone released
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Trimline Phone released
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100 million phones in service
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Bell System dispersed
At this time, the Bell System was torn apart into 7 smaller branches. This was to help the monopolistic view of the system as well as promote technological advances. -
Phone sizes are smaller
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Phones are more advanced
Most people use cellphones. Many cellphones are touchscreen and easy to use. The development is very advanced and some people think that we are headed for a phone-less future.
