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Alexander Graham Bell invents the first telephone.
Bell finally realized the success and potential of his new device. According to Bell's notebook entry for that date, he describes his most successful experiment using his new piece of equipment, the telephone. Bell spoke to his assistant Watson, who was in the next room, through the instrument and said "Mr Watson, come here, I want to speak to you." -
The first long-distance outdoor telephone line is invented.
The Milton Mining Company operated the phone line from a building that used to stand in French Corral at the site where the historical marker sits today. The phone line’s primary purpose was to serve miners and water companies. -
The first automatic dialing system is invented by a Kansas City undertaker
He believed that crooked operators were sending his potential customers elsewhere. It was his aim to get rid of the operators altogether. -
The first coin operated telephone is invented.
First coin operated telephone was installed in Hartford, Connecticut. -
Phantom circuits
The switching of large numbers of calls was made possible through the use of phantom circuits. This allows three conversations to take place on two pairs of wires. -
The first mobile phone is invented.
Worlds first commercial mobile phone service was put into operation. It can link moving vehicles to a telephone network via radio waves. -
The development of fibre optic cables.
The development of fibre optic cables during this decade, offered the potential to carry much larger volumes of calls than satellite or microwaves.
