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On This Day In Telephone History January 17TH 1876

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On This Day In Telephone History January 17TH 1876 Alexander Graham Bell moved his laboratory to a third floor room at 5 Exeter Place, Boston. He was still experimenting with the "gallows” type of telephone as well as other forms of magnetic transmitters and reed receivers.

On This Day In Telephone History January 17TH 1876 Alexander Graham Bell moved his laboratory to a third floor room at 5 Exeter Place, Boston. He was still experimenting with the “gallows” type of telephone as well as other forms of magnetic transmitters and reed receivers.

On This Day In Telephone History January 15TH 1878

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On This Day In Telephone History January 15TH 1878 - Probably the first use of the telephone in a public emergency - Issac C. Smith's experimental telephone exchange at Hartford, Connecticut was used to waken 21 physicians and send them to care for victims of a train wreck near Tariffville, on the Connecticut Western Railroad.

On This Day In Telephone History January 15TH 1878 – Probably the First use of the Telephone in a Public Emergency – Issac C. Smith’s experimental telephone exchange at Hartford, Connecticut was used to waken 21 physicians and send them to care for victims of a train wreck near Tariffville, on the Connecticut Western Railroad.

On This Day In Telephone History January 14TH 1878

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On This Day In Telephone History January 14TH 1878, Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone to Queen Victoria of England. The demonstration was performed at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. Bell made the UK’s first publicly witnessed long-distance calls to London, Cowes, and Southampton. So impressed was Queen Victoria with the telephone, she offered to purchase it.

On This Day In Telephone History January 14TH 1878, Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the Telephone to Queen Victoria of England. The demonstration was performed at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. Bell made the UK’s first publicly witnessed long-distance calls to London, Cowes, and Southampton. So impressed was Queen Victoria with the telephone, she … Read more

On This Day In Telephone History January 12TH 1968

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On This Day In Telephone History January 12TH 1968 - AT&T announced the adoption by the Bell System of "911" as a nationwide emergency telephone number. The system, which would take several years to extend throughout the country, was in response to the expressed public need for a common easy-to-remember number for police, fire, ambulance and other emergency services.

On This Day In Telephone History January 12TH 1968 – AT&T announced the adoption by the Bell System of “911” as a nationwide emergency telephone number. The system, which would take several years to extend throughout the country, was in response to the expressed public need for a common easy-to-remember number for police, fire, ambulance … Read more

On This Day In Telephone History January 12TH 1881

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On This Day In Telephone History January 12TH 1881 - The first commercially successful long distance telephone line, 45 miles between Boston and Providence, was opened for business. This was built by the Inter State Telephone Company, which corporation was set up July 7TH 1880, to finance by subscription and build this section of telephone line that ultimately was to reach to New York. Local companies were to complete other sections over their own pole lines, but these were delayed until 1883-1884.

On This Day In Telephone History January 12TH 1881 – The First Commercially successful Long Distance Telephone Line, 45 miles between Boston and Providence, was opened for business. This was built by the Inter State Telephone Company, which corporation was set up July 7TH 1880, to finance by subscription and build this section of telephone … Read more

On This Day In Telephone History January 10TH 1967

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On This Day In Telephone History January 11TH 1952 – AT&T announced trial of aluminum conductor cable when the National Production Authority granted requests to free aluminum for this purpose. Copper was on short allowance because of military needs. The copper shortage cleared up during the year.

On This Day In Telephone History January 10TH 1967 RCA and Western Electric announced the joint development of a computerized type setting system that automatically adjusts line spacing eliminating hyphens. The system, called Autoscript, uses an RCA Spectra 70/25 computer and a phototypesetter to produce a continuous flow of Bell System technical documents.