On This Day in Telephone History January 2ND 1888 the first private line telephone service between Boston and New York, interchanged over Morse telegraph lines, was used by the press. The private line contract was between the Boston Globe in Boston and AT&T in New York City.

On This Day in Telephone History January 2ND 1888

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On This Day in Telephone History January 2ND 1888 the First Private Line Telephone Service between Boston and New York, interchanged over Morse telegraph lines, was used by the press. The private line contract was between the Boston Globe in Boston and AT&T in New York City.