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On This Day in Telephone History April 21ST 1962

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President Kennedy Opened the Seattle World's Fair via Telephone Lines.President Kennedy, in West Palm Beach, pressed a Telegraph Key that sent a signal over Telephone Lines to the Bell System's Earth Station at Andover, ME., To officially open the Seattle World's Fair. From Andover the giant horn antenna focused on Cassiopeia a and picked up energy emitted by the star that was relayed by Earth Telephone lines to Seattle.

President Kennedy Opened the Seattle World’s Fair via Telephone Lines. President Kennedy, in West Palm Beach, pressed a Telegraph Key that sent a signal over Telephone Lines to the Bell System’s Earth Station at Andover, ME., to officially open the Seattle World’s Fair. From Andover the giant horn antenna focused on Cassiopeia A and picked … Read more

On This Day in Telephone History April 19TH 1878

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The First Commercial Telephone Exchange In Massachusetts Opened In Lowell. It was the First Massachusetts Exchange to be connected Long Distance to The Boston Telephone Dispatch Company in Boston. The Lowell Telephone Exchange merged with The Boston Telephone Dispatch Company and Transformed into The New England Telephone And Telegraph Company.

The First Commercial Telephone Exchange in Massachusetts opened in Lowell. It was the First Massachusetts Exchange to be connected Long Distance to The Boston Telephone Dispatch Company in Boston. The Lowell Telephone Exchange merged with The Boston Telephone Dispatch Company and Transformed into The New England Telephone And Telegraph Company.

On This Day in Telephone History April 17TH all this Telephone Stuff Happened

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On This Day in Telephone History April 17TH all this telephone stuff happened: 1957 Bell Laboratories announced development of magnetic tape machine capable of transmitting 1,000 words a minute -16 times faster than conventional teletypewriter systems. 1963 AT&T introduced the new cable ship long lines at Baltimore. the $19 million vessel, first of her type to be built for operation under the U.S. flag, was designed to string and repair cables across the world's ocean floors. 1968 AT&T unveiled an experimental model of a new telephone at its annual meeting in Boston. smaller, lighter and largely electronic, it weighs less than half as much as today's phones owing its lightness to integrated circuits.

1957 Bell Laboratories announced development of magnetic tape machine capable of transmitting 1,000 words a minute -16 times faster than conventional teletypewriter systems. 1963 AT&T introduced the new cable ship long lines at Baltimore. the $19 million vessel, first of her type to be built for operation under the U.S. flag, was designed to string … Read more

On This Day in Telephone History April 15TH 1956

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On This Day in Telephone History April 15TH 1956 San Diego, CA became first large city where all customers could dial their own calls to millions of other telephones in metropolitan areas from coast to coast.

On This Day in Telephone History April 15, 1956, San Diego, CA became first large city where all customers could dial their own calls to millions of other telephones in metropolitan areas from coast to coast.PRIOR TO DIRECT DISTANCE DIALING LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CALLS WERE PLACED THROUGH A LONG DISTANCE OPERATOR

On This Day in Telephone History March 22ND 1970

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On This Day in Telephone History March 22ND 1970 – The highest capacity undersea cable to date was placed in service. The fifth transatlantic cable (3,500 miles) was part of a $100 million communications system. The new cable could handle more than 800 simultaneous telephone conversations, or a combination of telephone, teletypewriter, data and facsimile. Included in the system were: Green Hill, R.I., San Fernando, Spain; radio relay systems between San Fernando and Sesimbra, Portugal, and between San Fernando and Estepona, Spain, and a Mediterranean cable between Estepona and Rome, Italy. The project was a joint undertaking by AT&T; ITT World Communications, Inc.; Western Union International, Inc.; RCA Global Communications, Inc.; Compania Telefonica Nacional de Espana; Companhia Portuguesa Radio Marconi and Intalcable.

On This Day in Telephone History March 22ND 1970 – The highest capacity undersea cable to date was placed in service. The fifth transatlantic cable (3,500 miles) was part of a $100 million communications system. The new cable could handle more than 800 simultaneous telephone conversations, or a combination of telephone, teletypewriter, data and facsimile. … Read more

On This Day in Telephone History February 6TH 1882

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On This Day in Telephone History, February 6TH 1882, Agreement between American Bell and Western Electric whereby the latter became sole suppliers of Bell telephones and telephone equipment. Later in time (1915), the Western Electric Company of Illinois was reincorporated under the laws of the State of New York. OF PARTICULAR HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - Western Electric was founded in 1869 by Elisha Gray (primary telephone nemesis of Alexander Graham Bell) and Enos Barton, as Gray and Barton, producing electric parts for various companies. The company was renamed Western Electric Company, and soon after, Gray sold his shares to Western Union in 1875, leaving behind his fight against Alexander Graham Bell for the telephone patent.

On This Day in Telephone History, February 6TH 1882, Agreement between American Bell and Western Electric whereby the latter became sole suppliers of Bell telephones and telephone equipment. Later in time (1915), the Western Electric Company of Illinois was reincorporated under the laws of the State of New York. OF PARTICULAR HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE – Western … Read more