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On This Day in Telephone History July 9TH 1877

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On This Day in Telephone History July 9TH 1877 Alexander Graham Bell organized the Bell Telephone Company and transferred all of his telephone patent rights to Gardiner Hubbard with Hubbard as president, Thomas Sanders as treasurer, Bell as chief electrician, and Thomas Watson as superintendent.

On This Day in Telephone History July 9TH 1877 Alexander Graham Bell organized the Bell Telephone Company and transferred all of his telephone patent rights to Gardiner Hubbard with Hubbard as president, Thomas Sanders as treasurer, Bell as chief electrician, and Thomas Watson as superintendent.

On This Day in Telephone History July 8TH 1937

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On This Day in Telephone History July 8TH 1937 999 emergency telephone system in Britain went online and the first 999 call was placed at 4:20 a.m. Mrs. John Stanley Beard, of 33 Elsworthy Rd., Hampstead, London, dialed 999 to report a burglar outside her home. 24 year old Thomas Duffys was apprehended.

On This Day in Telephone History July 8TH 1937 999 Emergency Telephone System in Britain went online and the First 999 Call was placed at 4:20 a.m. Mrs. John Stanley Beard, of 33 Elsworthy Rd., Hampstead, London, dialed 999 to report a burglar outside her home. 24 year old Thomas Duffys was apprehended.

On This Day in Telephone History July 7TH 1880

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On This Day in Telephone History July 7TH 1880 the Inter State Telephone Company was incorporated to set up the first commercial long distance telephone line to be built between Boston and Providence RI and planned to reach New York and beyond. This was the early beginnings of AT&T Long Lines.

On This Day in Telephone History July 7TH 1880 the Inter State Telephone Company was incorporated to set up the First Commercial Long Distance Telephone Line to be built between Boston and Providence RI and planned to reach New York and beyond. This was the early beginnings of AT&T Long Lines.

On This Day in Telephone History July 6TH 1964

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On This Day in Telephone History July 6TH 1964 The Federal Telecommunications System, the world's largest private line network, began operation. The system linked 750,000 U.S. government telephones in more than 400 cities throughout the country. It provided direct, desk-to-desk dialing between 8,000 Federal civil offices of the government. The FTS has been replaced by the Federal Telecommunications Service 2000.

On This Day in Telephone History July 6TH 1964 The Federal Telecommunications System, the world’s largest private line network, began operation. The system linked 750,000 U.S. government telephones in more than 400 cities throughout the country. It provided direct, desk-to-desk dialing between 8,000 Federal civil offices of the government. The FTS has been replaced by … Read more

On This Day in Telephone History July 5TH 1873

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On This Day in Telephone History July 5TH 1873 the state of Ohio granted a charter for the incorporation of the City and Suburban Telegraph Association. The immediate forerunner of the Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company, would eventually become Cincinnati Bell. Name changed to City and Suburban Telegraph Association and Telephonic Exchange in 1878 then name changed to Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone in 1903 and then name changed to Cincinnati Bell Inc. in 1971.

On This Day in Telephone History July 5TH 1873 the state of Ohio granted a charter for the incorporation of the City and Suburban Telegraph Association. The immediate forerunner of the Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company, would eventually become Cincinnati Bell. Name changed to City and Suburban Telegraph Association and Telephonic Exchange in 1878 then … Read more