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FCC approved AT&T’s proposal
The FCC approved AT&T’s proposal for AMPS and allocated frequencies in the 824-894 MHz band. -
Caller ID made
The Caller ID is made by Carolyn Doughty in Bell Labs. -
Very last switchboard
The last phone switchboard in Maine is retired. -
AT&T makes local operating systems
AT&T completes the privation of its local operating companies. This forms a new AT&T (long distance service and equipment sales) and the Baby Bells. -
First fiber optic cable made
The first transatlantic fiber optic cable TAT-8, carrying 40,000 circuits is made. -
Analog AMPS
The analog AMPS was taken place by Digital AMPS. -
GSM
The GSM mobile phone network is started in Finland, with the first phone call in Tampere. -
The Telecom Relay Service
The Telecom Relay Service available is for the disabled. -
Caller ID
The Caller ID is implemented nationally in USA. -
Asterisk Private branch exchange
The creation of the Asterisk Private branch exchange
(It allows connected phones to make calls to one and another.) -
Work on telephone
Antonio Meucci is known for "...his work on the telephone" (but not " for inventing the telephone") by the United States House of Representatives. -
Parliament of Canada
The Parliament of Canada responds by passing a motion unanimously 10 days later recognizing Alexander Graham Bell as the inventor of the telephone. -
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