On This Day in Telephone History December 6TH 1957 - The first public air-ground telephone call made was from a commercial airliner. The call was from about 150 miles west of Chicago to 195 Broadway, New York City. The service was inaugurated on a trial basis in the Chicago-Detroit areas. Some private and government planes started using the service on September 15TH

On This Day in Telephone History December 6TH 1957

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On This Day in Telephone History December 6TH 1957 The First Public Air-Ground Telephone Call made was from a commercial airliner. The call was from about 150 miles west of Chicago to 195 Broadway, New York City. The service was inaugurated on a trial basis in the Chicago-Detroit areas. Some private and government planes started using the service on September 15TH.