Title: The History of the Telephone
Headings: The History of the Telephone
The History of the Telephone
How the Telephone Changed the World
The Development of Mobile Phones & the Future of Fixed Phone Lines
The Effects of Future AI and Emerging Technologies
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Content: How the Telephone Changed the World
It didn’t take long for the telephone to become commercialized. Bell’s father-in-law, who invested in many of Bell’s projects, established the Bell Telephone Company in 1878. Riddled with lawsuits for claiming a market monopoly, Bell Telephone Company would go on to become American Telephone and Telegraph. More commonly known today as AT&T.
In 1877, the first regular telephone line was installed between the towns of Boston and Somerville in Massachusetts. Just a few years later, in 1882, Leroy Firman obtained a patent for his telephone switchboard. And, by 1894 the telephone line between New York and Boston became fully operational. Thousands of connections were established. However, telephone connections were still limited to the wealthy and influential. At the turn of the 20th century, the rotary dial was invented. There was also the classic candlestick phones that were used primarily in the 1930s.