On This Day in Telephone History On January 6TH 1927, one day prior to the “official” ceremonial opening of AT&T’s commercial transatlantic telephone service between New York and London, a transatlantic “test” call was made and recorded. The call originated at the Bell Telephone Building’s 26TH floor in NYC at 9:35AM EST (2:35PM GMT). The 3,000 mile communication was made by radio. The call began with the all too famous question, “Can you hear me now?”

On This Day in Telephone History On January 6TH 1927

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On This Day in Telephone History On January 6TH 1927, one day prior to the “official” ceremonial opening of AT&T’s commercial transatlantic telephone service between New York and London, a transatlantic “test” call was made and recorded. The call originated at the Bell Telephone Building’s 26TH floor in NYC at 9:35AM EST (2:35PM GMT). The 3,000 mile communication was made by radio. The call began with the all too famous question, “Can you hear me now?”