On This Day in Telephone History May 1ST 1877

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On This Day in Telephone History May 1, 1877, the First Telephones Rented For Business Use on a Private Line. Roswell C. Downer rented the First Telephones for business use on a private line between Boston and Somerville. From Downer's home, at 170 Central St., Somerville, to the office of Stone & Downer, Bankers, 28 State St., Boston (3 miles)

First Telephones Rented For Business Use on a Private Line. Roswell C. Downer rented the First Telephones for business use on a private line between Boston and Somerville. From Downer’s home, at 170 Central St., Somerville, to the office of Stone & Downer, Bankers, 28 State St., Boston (3 miles)

On This Day in Telephone History April 30TH 1916

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On This Day in Telephone History April 30TH 1916 Enrico Caruso Sang over the Transcontinental Telephone Line

Enrico Caruso sang over the transcontinental telephone line from Atlanta, GA to San Francisco. At 4:00 a.m. on April 30, 1916, a near-capacity audience at the Tivoli listened to Enrico Caruso sing in Atlanta, Georgia, over Pacific and American Bell Telephone long-distance lines at the San Francisco Press Club’s “Ten Years After” commemoration of the … Read more

On This Day in Telephone History April 29TH 1880

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On This Day in Telephone History April 29, 1880, The Bell Telephone Company of Canada was incorporated to operate the telephone business throughout Canada and to manufacture telephones and associated equipment. Among the petitioners for the charter were professor Alexander Melville Bell and Hugh C. Baker. At the end of the year the company operated 13 exchanges and 2100 telephones.

The Bell Telephone Company of Canada was incorporated to operate the telephone business throughout Canada and to manufacture telephones and associated equipment. Among the petitioners for the charter were professor Alexander Melville Bell and Hugh C. Baker. At the end of the year the company operated 13 exchanges and 2100 telephones.

On This Day in Telephone History April 27TH 1956

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On This Day in Telephone History April 27, 1956, the First Bell Solar Battery to Power Telephone Calls. The use of transistors and solar batteries in a rural telephone system were proven successful at the end of a five-month field test in Americus, Georgia. Bell Laboratories and the Southern Bell Company cooperated in the test that included the use of the bell solar battery to furnish electricity to power telephone calls for the first time.

First Bell Solar Battery to Power Telephone Calls. The use of transistors and solar batteries in a rural telephone system were proven successful at the end of a five-month field test in Americus, Georgia. Bell Laboratories and the Southern Bell Company cooperated in the test that included the use of the bell solar battery to furnish electricity … Read more

On This Day in Telephone History April 27TH 1877

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On This Day in Telephone History April 27, 1877, Alexander Graham Bell Lectured at the Skiff Opera House in New Haven, Connecticut. Bell demonstrated a three-way telephone connection with Hartford and Middletown, inspiring George W Coy to seek the Bell Telephone franchises for those counties. By January of 1878, Coy had built the First Commercial Telephone Exchange in the World.

Alexander Graham Bell Lectured at Skiff’s Opera House in New Haven, Connecticut. Bell demonstrated a three-way telephone connection with Hartford and Middletown, inspiring George W Coy to seek the Bell Telephone franchises for those counties. By January of 1878, Coy had built the First Commercial Telephone Exchange in the World.

National Telephone Day April 25TH

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From National Day Calendar® NATIONAL TELEPHONE DAY On April 25th, we observe National Telephone Day. Around the world, there are 9.82 billion mobile phones. And while some predicted the landline to be obsolete by 2020, there are still about 931 million landlines around the world. Obtaining a Patent The correct answer to a trivia question … Read more