Werner von Siemens founds Siemens & Halske, designs pointing telegraph
Werner von Siemens founds Siemens & Halske, designs pointing telegraph
Meucci devises his first electromagnetic telephone.
Meucci devises his first electromagnetic telephone.
Reis demonstrates a telephone
Reis demonstrates a telephone
Dolbear invents early telephone receiver
Dolbear invents early telephone receiver
Western Union carries nine million messages and launches money orders
Western Union carries nine million messages and launches money orders
Edison telegraph stock ticker printer launches
Edison telegraph stock ticker printer launches
Bell meets leather merchant Thomas Sanders (who has a deaf son) becoming close friends
Bell meets leather merchant Thomas Sanders (who has a deaf son) becoming close friends
Meucci files caveat for talking telegraph
Meucci files caveat for talking telegraph
Bell meets Gardiner Hubbard at the Clarke Institution for the Deaf
Bell meets Gardiner Hubbard at the Clarke Institution for the Deaf
Gray and Barton incorporate Western Electric, with $ from Western Union
Gray and Barton incorporate Western Electric, with $ from Western Union
Bell moves to Boston to teach deaf students, and begins intense audio experimentation
Bell moves to Boston to teach deaf students, and begins intense audio experimentation
Thomas Watson starts work at Charles Williams Jr's. shop
Thomas Watson starts work at Charles Williams Jr's. shop
Western Union deploys the Stearns Duplex Telegraph
Western Union deploys the Stearns Duplex Telegraph
Western Union contracts with Thomas Edison and Elisha Gray to solve telegraph multiplexing
Western Union contracts with Thomas Edison and Elisha Gray to solve telegraph multiplexing
Elisha Gray demonstrates his 'harmonic telegraph' to Western Union
Elisha Gray demonstrates his 'harmonic telegraph' to Western Union
Western Union's Orton testifies in Congress against Hubbard's proposed telegraph competitor
Western Union's Orton testifies in Congress against Hubbard's proposed telegraph competitor
While vacationing in Canada, Bell conceives how speech could be sent over telegraph wires
While vacationing in Canada, Bell conceives how speech could be sent over telegraph wires
Bell reveals his work on the harmonic telegraph to Hubbard and Sanders, who agree to fund his efforts
Bell reveals his work on the harmonic telegraph to Hubbard and Sanders, who agree to fund his efforts
Bell and Watson start working together at Williams' shop
Bell and Watson start working together at Williams' shop
Edison develops the quadruplex (multiplexing) telegraph
Edison develops the quadruplex (multiplexing) telegraph
Elisha Gray leaves Western Electric to pursue other inventions
Elisha Gray leaves Western Electric to pursue other inventions
Western Union rates range from four to 25 cents per word based on distance
Western Union rates range from four to 25 cents per word based on distance
Bell Patent Association formed so Sanders and Hubbard can share in proceeds from Bell's patents
Bell Patent Association formed so Sanders and Hubbard can share in proceeds from Bell's patents
Bell pitches his harmonic telegraph to Western Union's Orton, who declines
Bell pitches his harmonic telegraph to Western Union's Orton, who declines
Bell uses a bi-directional "gallows" telephone to transmit "voice-like sounds"
Bell uses a bi-directional "gallows" telephone to transmit "voice-like sounds"
Orton engages Thomas Edison to investigate harmonic telegraphy for Western Union
Orton engages Thomas Edison to investigate harmonic telegraphy for Western Union
Bell completes the specifications for his telephone patent application
Bell completes the specifications for his telephone patent application
Alexander Graham Bell realizes sound can be transmitted as a continuous electrical wave.
Alexander Graham Bell realizes sound can be transmitted as a continuous electrical wave.
Phelps' "Electro-Motor Printing Telegraph" enables 60 WPM speed
Phelps' "Electro-Motor Printing Telegraph" enables 60 WPM speed
Feb 14, 11:30am: Alexander Graham Bell's lawyer files his telephone patent
Feb 14, 11:30am: Alexander Graham Bell's lawyer files his telephone patent
Feb 14: Elisha Gray files telephone caveat
Feb 14: Elisha Gray files telephone caveat
Patent #174,465 for the telephone is issued to Bell
Patent #174,465 for the telephone is issued to Bell
Western Union begins paying Edison to develop a 'speaking telegraph"
Western Union begins paying Edison to develop a 'speaking telegraph"
Western Union's Orton declines to buy Bell's patent for $100k
Western Union's Orton declines to buy Bell's patent for $100k
Mabel insists Bell go to the U.S. Centennial Exhibit in Philadelphia, where his phone is a huge hit
Mabel insists Bell go to the U.S. Centennial Exhibit in Philadelphia, where his phone is a huge hit
Lars Magnus Ericsson founds Ericsson as a mechanical engineering shop
Lars Magnus Ericsson founds Ericsson as a mechanical engineering shop
Bell's box phone goes into service
Bell's box phone goes into service
Brown profs swap bar magnet for Bell's horseshoe magnet, enabling butterstamp telephones
Brown profs swap bar magnet for Bell's horseshoe magnet, enabling butterstamp telephones
Thomas Edison patents his carbon button transmitter
Thomas Edison patents his carbon button transmitter
Berliner files caveat for improved telephone transmitter
Berliner files caveat for improved telephone transmitter
Bell marries Mabel Gardiner Hubbard
Bell marries Mabel Gardiner Hubbard
Bell patents transfers 75% of his Canadian patent rights to his father
Bell patents transfers 75% of his Canadian patent rights to his father
Western Union creates the American Speaking Telephone Co.
Western Union creates the American Speaking Telephone Co.
Holmes Burglar Alarm of Boston installs first telephone exchange
Holmes Burglar Alarm of Boston installs first telephone exchange
Berliner joins Bell Telephone
Berliner joins Bell Telephone
Bell and Watson stage public telephone exhibitions
Bell and Watson stage public telephone exhibitions
Puskás designs first telephone exchange
Puskás designs first telephone exchange
Watson invents a ringer that 'thumps'
Watson invents a ringer that 'thumps'
Coy opens the first telephone exchange (in New Haven)
Coy opens the first telephone exchange (in New Haven)
New England Telephone formed as first Bell local operating company
New England Telephone formed as first Bell local operating company
Japan reproduces Bell telephones
Japan reproduces Bell telephones
First telephone directory published
First telephone directory published
Blake invents and patents his carbon microphone transmitter
Blake invents and patents his carbon microphone transmitter
Watson invents a ringer that rings
Watson invents a ringer that rings
Hilda Simonsson marries Lars Ericsson, and helps run the business
Hilda Simonsson marries Lars Ericsson, and helps run the business
Theodore Vail joins Bell as General Manager
Theodore Vail joins Bell as General Manager
Bell sues Western Union for patent infringement
Bell sues Western Union for patent infringement
Emma Nutt becomes first female telephone operator
Emma Nutt becomes first female telephone operator
Bell and New England Telephone merge to become National Bell Telephone
Bell and New England Telephone merge to become National Bell Telephone
Bell wins its patent lawsuit against Western Union
Bell wins its patent lawsuit against Western Union
French Postes & Telegraphs founded
French Postes & Telegraphs founded
Western Union sells its phone network to Bell
Western Union sells its phone network to Bell
Bell acquires Edison's carbon microphone patents from Western Union
Bell acquires Edison's carbon microphone patents from Western Union
Blake and his transmitter join Bell Telephone
Blake and his transmitter join Bell Telephone
Edison establishes Edison Telephone of London to compete with Bell
Edison establishes Edison Telephone of London to compete with Bell
National Bell merges with American Speaking Tel. to become American Bell Telephone Co.
National Bell merges with American Speaking Tel. to become American Bell Telephone Co.
New York's central telephone exchange office
New York's central telephone exchange office
Bell turns his focus to the Photophone
Bell turns his focus to the Photophone
British government rules for Bell against Edison
British government rules for Bell against Edison
American Bell creates Long Lines division
American Bell creates Long Lines division
Western Union carries 29 million telegraph messages per year
Western Union carries 29 million telegraph messages per year
Telephone service begins in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Sweden and Denmark
Telephone service begins in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Sweden and Denmark
Bell Telephone Company of Canada founded
Bell Telephone Company of Canada founded
Telephone Exchanges open in Berlin, Vienna, and Sydney
Telephone Exchanges open in Berlin, Vienna, and Sydney
First telephone lines in Constantinople and Egypt
First telephone lines in Constantinople and Egypt
Metallic circuit introduced
Metallic circuit introduced
Operators working at a 'pyramid' switchboard
Operators working at a 'pyramid' switchboard
Bell ends technical role at Bell Telephone, establishes Volta Laboratory
Bell ends technical role at Bell Telephone, establishes Volta Laboratory
Watson retires from Bell at age 27
Watson retires from Bell at age 27
National Telephone Co formed by merger of Bell and Edison interests
National Telephone Co formed by merger of Bell and Edison interests
Bell acquires Western Electric, and Enos Barton takes over engineering
Bell acquires Western Electric, and Enos Barton takes over engineering
First telephone exchanges in India, Russia, and Shanghai
First telephone exchanges in India, Russia, and Shanghai
Bell Telephone Manufacturing Co. founded in Antwerp
Bell Telephone Manufacturing Co. founded in Antwerp
First long-distance line: Boston to Providence
First long-distance line: Boston to Providence
Ericsson opens its first major factory at Tulegatan
Ericsson opens its first major factory at Tulegatan
Woods patents improved telephone transmitter
Woods patents improved telephone transmitter
American Bell forms AT&T as subsidiary to operate long distance network
American Bell forms AT&T as subsidiary to operate long distance network
Puskas introduces the multiplex switchboard
Puskas introduces the multiplex switchboard
Heaviside discovers inductive loading for telephone lines
Heaviside discovers inductive loading for telephone lines
First blue 'Bell' signs start to appear in the U.S.
First blue 'Bell' signs start to appear in the U.S.
Supreme Court upholds Bell's patent
Supreme Court upholds Bell's patent
Almon Strowger invents the automatic switch
Almon Strowger invents the automatic switch
Gray patents the coin-operated payphone mechanism
Gray patents the coin-operated payphone mechanism
Telephone service begins between Tokyo and Yokohama
Telephone service begins between Tokyo and Yokohama
Western Union carries 55 million telegraph messages per year
Western Union carries 55 million telegraph messages per year
Gray Telephone Pay Station Co. founded
Gray Telephone Pay Station Co. founded
Strowger forms Automatic Electric Company, receives switch patent
Strowger forms Automatic Electric Company, receives switch patent
New York to Chicago long distance service begins
New York to Chicago long distance service begins
First Strowger automatic exchange opens (in LaPorte, Indiana)
First Strowger automatic exchange opens (in LaPorte, Indiana)
First New York to Chicago phone call
First New York to Chicago phone call
First 'common battery' central office (Lexington, Mass.)
First 'common battery' central office (Lexington, Mass.)
Bell's patent expires; independent telephone movement begins
Bell's patent expires; independent telephone movement begins
Stromberg and Carlson found Stromberg-Carlson
Stromberg and Carlson found Stromberg-Carlson
GPO takes over UK trunk network from National Telephone
GPO takes over UK trunk network from National Telephone
Columbia Dry Cell Battery introduced, making liquid phone batteries obsolete
Columbia Dry Cell Battery introduced, making liquid phone batteries obsolete
Milo Kellogg founds Kellogg Switchboard and Supply
Milo Kellogg founds Kellogg Switchboard and Supply
Poulsen invents magnetic recording for telephones
Poulsen invents magnetic recording for telephones
NEC founded as Japan's first foreign joint venture
NEC founded as Japan's first foreign joint venture
Henry Elston showing off his company's telephones
Henry Elston showing off his company's telephones
AT&T becomes holding co for American Bell's assets
AT&T becomes holding co for American Bell's assets
First Los Angeles Pay Station
First Los Angeles Pay Station
Harry Fuld founds H. Fuld & Co
Harry Fuld founds H. Fuld & Co
Pupin loading coils patented
Pupin loading coils patented
Lars and Hilda Ericsson retire from Ericsson
Lars and Hilda Ericsson retire from Ericsson
Fessenden achieves first wireless voice transmission
Fessenden achieves first wireless voice transmission
First dial telephones introduced
First dial telephones introduced
Western Electric Hawthorne Works opens in Chicago
Western Electric Hawthorne Works opens in Chicago
De Forest Audion triode invented
De Forest Audion triode invented
AT&T acquires struggling independent telcos, funded by J.P. Morgan
AT&T acquires struggling independent telcos, funded by J.P. Morgan
John J. Carty becomes AT&T chief engineer
John J. Carty becomes AT&T chief engineer
Theodore Vail returns to AT&T as President, backed by J.P. Morgan
Theodore Vail returns to AT&T as President, backed by J.P. Morgan
AT&T buys Western Union controlling interest, gaining access to its network
AT&T buys Western Union controlling interest, gaining access to its network
First multiplexed telephone circuits
First multiplexed telephone circuits
Slideshow: Pac Tel 1912: Buildings and Vehicles
Slideshow: 20 photos
Slideshow: Pac Tel 1912: Buildings and Vehicles
Slideshow: Pac Tel 1912: Central Office Scenes
Slideshow: 49 photos
Slideshow: Pac Tel 1912: Central Office Scenes
Slideshow: Pac Tel 1912: Outside plant construction
Slideshow: 57 photos
Slideshow: Pac Tel 1912: Outside plant construction
Siemens begins laying the Rhineland cable
Siemens begins laying the Rhineland cable
GPO takes over entire UK telephone network
GPO takes over entire UK telephone network
Slideshow: Telephone Exchanges of the World, 1913
Slideshow: 27 photos
Slideshow: Telephone Exchanges of the World, 1913
Vacuum tube repeater demonstrated
Vacuum tube repeater demonstrated
AT&T divests Western Union
AT&T divests Western Union
AT&T forced to open up its long-distance lines to independent competitors
AT&T forced to open up its long-distance lines to independent competitors
U.S. drops antitrust suit against AT&T, cementing its quasi-monopoly
U.S. drops antitrust suit against AT&T, cementing its quasi-monopoly
500 Western Electric employees die in disaster on way to company picnic
500 Western Electric employees die in disaster on way to company picnic
First transcontinental phone call (between Bell and Watson)
First transcontinental phone call (between Bell and Watson)
Arnold perfects the vacuum-tube telephone amplifier
Arnold perfects the vacuum-tube telephone amplifier
Video: Pelo Telefone (Donga)
Video: Pelo Telefone (Donga)
Bell system introduces rotary dialing, and the first dial candlestick
Bell system introduces rotary dialing, and the first dial candlestick
Theodore Gary acquires Automatic Electric
Theodore Gary acquires Automatic Electric
Julia O'Connor leads the first telephone operators' strike
Julia O'Connor leads the first telephone operators' strike
Otto Zobel invents m-derived filters
Otto Zobel invents m-derived filters
After acquiring Puerto Rican and Cuban telephone companies, the Behn brothers found ITT
After acquiring Puerto Rican and Cuban telephone companies, the Behn brothers found ITT
Dial phones spread to major cities
Dial phones spread to major cities
Type C carrier system deployed
Type C carrier system deployed
France creates PTT Administration
France creates PTT Administration
C&P Telephone repair shop
C&P Telephone repair shop
AT&T sells European subsidiaries to ITT
AT&T sells European subsidiaries to ITT
Giles Gilbert Scott designs the red telephone box (K2 kiosk) for GPO
Giles Gilbert Scott designs the red telephone box (K2 kiosk) for GPO
Bell Labs founded, in NYC
Bell Labs founded, in NYC
Automatic Electric acquires American Electric and Monarch Telephone
Automatic Electric acquires American Electric and Monarch Telephone
First transatlantic phone calls, using radio signals
First transatlantic phone calls, using radio signals
Black invents the negative feedback amplifier
Black invents the negative feedback amplifier
Video: A Desert Span, Building Trunk Telephone Lines (AT&T)
Video: A Desert Span, Building Trunk Telephone Lines (AT&T)
Video: The Tele Skater Girls
Video: The Tele Skater Girls
The U.S. has most of the world's telephones
The U.S. has most of the world's telephones
Henry Dreyfuss opens his industrial design firm
Henry Dreyfuss opens his industrial design firm
Sallie Mead becomes first woman to hold a patent at AT&T
Sallie Mead becomes first woman to hold a patent at AT&T
Video: Phone Pioneers Talk Telephone
Video: Phone Pioneers Talk Telephone
Anti-sidetone circuit developed
Anti-sidetone circuit developed
ITT gives Pope Piux XI a gold phone
ITT gives Pope Piux XI a gold phone
Video: The World's Switchboard!
Video: The World's Switchboard!
With encouragement from Siemens and Halske, Nazis launch anti-semitic campaign against (and ultimately seizure of) Jewish-owned Fuld & Co.
With encouragement from Siemens and Halske, Nazis launch anti-semitic campaign against (and ultimately seizure of) Jewish-owned Fuld & Co.
ITT's Behn meets with Hitler, begins cash payments to the SS and Gestapo
ITT's Behn meets with Hitler, begins cash payments to the SS and Gestapo
Communications Act of 1934
Communications Act of 1934
AT&T terminates exclusivity with Gray, begins designing its own payphones
AT&T terminates exclusivity with Gray, begins designing its own payphones
Anglo-Icelandic radio telephone service inaugurated
Anglo-Icelandic radio telephone service inaugurated
First phone call routed around the world
First phone call routed around the world
Salvador Dali makes dial compact for Elsa Schiaparelli
Salvador Dali makes dial compact for Elsa Schiaparelli
Video: Introduction to the Dial Telephone (AT&T)
Video: Introduction to the Dial Telephone (AT&T)
Dali creates the Lobster Phone
Dali creates the Lobster Phone
Speech synthesizing system demoed at Bell Labs
Speech synthesizing system demoed at Bell Labs
Video: Jean Arthur in Easy Living
Video: Jean Arthur in Easy Living
Alec Reeves invents pulse code modulation
Alec Reeves invents pulse code modulation
Video: The Voice of the City (Operators)
Video: The Voice of the City (Operators)
Video: Operator! 1938 video profiling operators.
Video: Operator! 1938 video profiling operators.
Crossbar switching introduced
Crossbar switching introduced
National Federation of Telephone Workers (NFTW) formed
National Federation of Telephone Workers (NFTW) formed
Coaxial cable enables broadband
Coaxial cable enables broadband
Video: A Modern Aladdin's Lamp, About Vacuum Tubes (Western Electric)
Video: A Modern Aladdin's Lamp, About Vacuum Tubes (Western Electric)
Video: Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra)
Video: Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra)
Slideshow: Bell System Stats 1925-1940
Slideshow: 36 photos
Slideshow: Bell System Stats 1925-1940
Bell Labs moves to Murray Hill, NJ
Bell Labs moves to Murray Hill, NJ
Operators on cover of Saturday Evening Post
Operators on cover of Saturday Evening Post
Western Electric pivots to produce wartime systems (e.g. radar)
Western Electric pivots to produce wartime systems (e.g. radar)
Video: Modern Caravans (Laying cross-country cable)
Video: Modern Caravans (Laying cross-country cable)
Hedy Lamarr patents Secret Communications System
Hedy Lamarr patents Secret Communications System
Video: Newfoundland Long Lines, a WWII Film (U.S. Army / AT&T)
Video: Newfoundland Long Lines, a WWII Film (U.S. Army / AT&T)
Video: War and the Telephone (AT&T)
Video: War and the Telephone (AT&T)
Armed forces telephone center photo
Armed forces telephone center photo
Telex service spreads around the world
Telex service spreads around the world
Video: Television and The Telephone, Microwave Broadcasting
Video: Television and The Telephone, Microwave Broadcasting
Video: Telephone Courtesy
Video: Telephone Courtesy
Video: Its a Wonderful Life phone call
Video: Its a Wonderful Life phone call
First mobile telephone service introduced, in St. Louis
First mobile telephone service introduced, in St. Louis
Video: A Million Times a Day
Video: A Million Times a Day
Video: Western Electric Mobile Telephone Service video
Video: Western Electric Mobile Telephone Service video
England recruits operators amid postwar shortage
England recruits operators amid postwar shortage
1947 NFTW telephone strike
1947 NFTW telephone strike
Communication Workers of America (CWA) formed
Communication Workers of America (CWA) formed
Transistor invented at Bell Labs
Transistor invented at Bell Labs
Video: Movie Theater Newsreel (AT&T)
Video: Movie Theater Newsreel (AT&T)
Video: Bottle of Magic (The Vacuum Tube)
Video: Bottle of Magic (The Vacuum Tube)
Video: Sorry, Wrong Number
Video: Sorry, Wrong Number
Automatic Electric acquires Gray Manufacturing Co.
Automatic Electric acquires Gray Manufacturing Co.
England catches up with postwar telephone demand
England catches up with postwar telephone demand
Telephone lineman on cover of Saturday Evening Post
Telephone lineman on cover of Saturday Evening Post
Shannon publishes A Mathematical Theory of Communication
Shannon publishes A Mathematical Theory of Communication
Video: Instructional film for operators
Video: Instructional film for operators
Irving Penn girl in bed with phone
Irving Penn girl in bed with phone
Video: Cable to Cuba, Laying Undersea Cable (AT&T)
Video: Cable to Cuba, Laying Undersea Cable (AT&T)
Video: Telephone Blues (Sonny Terry)
Video: Telephone Blues (Sonny Terry)
Video: The Step-By-Step Switch
Video: The Step-By-Step Switch
First direct-dialed transcontinental call
First direct-dialed transcontinental call
Direct long-distance dialing begins
Direct long-distance dialing begins
Video: Lucy Gossips on the Phone
Video: Lucy Gossips on the Phone
Video: The Transistor (Bell System)
Video: The Transistor (Bell System)
Transistors first used in telephone equipment
Transistors first used in telephone equipment
Video: Dia M For Murder phone scene
Video: Dia M For Murder phone scene
Video: Dialing the Nation (AT&T)
Video: Dialing the Nation (AT&T)
Solar battery in development at Bell Labs
Solar battery in development at Bell Labs
GTE Acquires Automatic Electric
GTE Acquires Automatic Electric
Video: The Bell Solar Battery
Video: The Bell Solar Battery
AT&T settles U.S. antitrust suit
AT&T settles U.S. antitrust suit
Transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
Transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
Video: Is Your Phone Tapped?
Video: Is Your Phone Tapped?
Improved echo suppressors deployed
Improved echo suppressors deployed
Joybubbles (Joe Engressia) discovers he can whistle at 2600 Hz.
Joybubbles (Joe Engressia) discovers he can whistle at 2600 Hz.
Video: A Surreal Look at Telephone Switching
Video: A Surreal Look at Telephone Switching
Video: Submarine Cable Systems Development
Video: Submarine Cable Systems Development
Video: Queen Calls Edinburgh
Video: Queen Calls Edinburgh
Masers in development at Bell Labs
Masers in development at Bell Labs
Video: Cable to the Continent, the Second Transatlantic Telephone Cable
Video: Cable to the Continent, the Second Transatlantic Telephone Cable
T1 digital carrier system developed
T1 digital carrier system developed
Automatic (no operator) Telex service launches in England
Automatic (no operator) Telex service launches in England
Video: The Far Sound, a History of Long Distance Communications (AT&T)
Video: The Far Sound, a History of Long Distance Communications (AT&T)
Video: Astronaut Scott Carpenter talks to JFK
Video: Astronaut Scott Carpenter talks to JFK
Video: JFK calls Eisenhower about the Cuban Missile Crisis
Video: JFK calls Eisenhower about the Cuban Missile Crisis
Video: JFK calls Eisenhower as the missile crisis ends
Video: JFK calls Eisenhower as the missile crisis ends
Video: JFK calls Truman about ending the missile crisis
Video: JFK calls Truman about ending the missile crisis
Video: JFK on integrating the University of Mississippi
Video: JFK on integrating the University of Mississippi
Video: Beechwood 4-5789 (The Marvelettes)
Video: Beechwood 4-5789 (The Marvelettes)
Video: Don't Hang Up (The Orlons)
Video: Don't Hang Up (The Orlons)
Bell Labs launches Telstar, the first communication satellite
Bell Labs launches Telstar, the first communication satellite
Video: JFK angry call about furniture
Video: JFK angry call about furniture
Video: LBJ talks to J. Edgar Hoover after JFK assassination
Video: LBJ talks to J. Edgar Hoover after JFK assassination
Video: LBJ calls Jackie Kennedy: You give me strength
Video: LBJ calls Jackie Kennedy: You give me strength
Video: LBJ pressures Richard Russell to serve on the Warren Commission
Video: LBJ pressures Richard Russell to serve on the Warren Commission
Video: LBJ and Gerald Ford on the Warren Commission
Video: LBJ and Gerald Ford on the Warren Commission
Video: LBJ and Katharine Graham
Video: LBJ and Katharine Graham
Video: JFK and RFK phone call (Bay of Pigs review)
Video: JFK and RFK phone call (Bay of Pigs review)
Video: JFK calls Sen. Mansfield about the Test Ban Treaty
Video: JFK calls Sen. Mansfield about the Test Ban Treaty
Video: JFK and Robert McNamara on defense matters
Video: JFK and Robert McNamara on defense matters
Video: Lonesome 7-7203 (Hawkshaw Hawkins)
Video: Lonesome 7-7203 (Hawkshaw Hawkins)
Touch-Tone dialing introduced
Touch-Tone dialing introduced
Video: LBJ orders pants from Haggar Slacks
Video: LBJ orders pants from Haggar Slacks
Video: LBJ and McNamara on the Gulf of Tonkin
Video: LBJ and McNamara on the Gulf of Tonkin
Video: LBJ and Senator Russell on Civil Rights and Vietnam
Video: LBJ and Senator Russell on Civil Rights and Vietnam
Video: LBJ calls Robert F. Kennedy
Video: LBJ calls Robert F. Kennedy
Video: LBJ and Senator Russell on doubts about Vietnam
Video: LBJ and Senator Russell on doubts about Vietnam
Video: Dr. Strangelove Phone Call with Russian President
Video: Dr. Strangelove Phone Call with Russian President
TPC-1: First transpacific telephone cable
TPC-1: First transpacific telephone cable
INTELSAT founded for global satellite communications
INTELSAT founded for global satellite communications
John Draper discovers the Cap’n Crunch cereal box whistles emit 2600 Hz
John Draper discovers the Cap’n Crunch cereal box whistles emit 2600 Hz
Bell Canada acquires Northern Electric
Bell Canada acquires Northern Electric
Video: Electronic Switching System Debut (Bell System)
Video: Electronic Switching System Debut (Bell System)
Video: Genesis of the Transistor (Bell Labs)
Video: Genesis of the Transistor (Bell Labs)
Video: LBJ calls Adam Clayton Powell
Video: LBJ calls Adam Clayton Powell
Video: LBJ calls Martin Luther King Jr. on voting rights
Video: LBJ calls Martin Luther King Jr. on voting rights
Video: Get Smart Shoe Phone
Video: Get Smart Shoe Phone
Video: LBJ and George Wallace on the Selma march
Video: LBJ and George Wallace on the Selma march
Early Bird: First commercial geostationary satellite
Early Bird: First commercial geostationary satellite
No. 1 ESS switch enters commercial service
No. 1 ESS switch enters commercial service
Lady Bird Johnson makes first Picturephone call
Lady Bird Johnson makes first Picturephone call
Penzias and Wilson discover cosmic microwave background radiation
Penzias and Wilson discover cosmic microwave background radiation
World's first electronic telephone switch installed
World's first electronic telephone switch installed
Lucky invents the adaptive equalizer
Lucky invents the adaptive equalizer
Video: Answering the Batphone
Video: Answering the Batphone
Video: LBJ and Eisenhower on Vietnam
Video: LBJ and Eisenhower on Vietnam
Video: 634-5789 (Wilson Pickett)
Video: 634-5789 (Wilson Pickett)
Video: 842-3089 Call My Name (Etta James)
Video: 842-3089 Call My Name (Etta James)
Kao proves fiber optics can carry telephone signals
Kao proves fiber optics can carry telephone signals
Video: The Astonishing, Unfailing Bell System
Video: The Astonishing, Unfailing Bell System
Nokia Corporation formed by three-way merger
Nokia Corporation formed by three-way merger
Video: LBJ and Mayor Richard Daley
Video: LBJ and Mayor Richard Daley
Video: LBJ confronts Nixon about Anna Chennault / Vietnam peace talks
Video: LBJ confronts Nixon about Anna Chennault / Vietnam peace talks
Video: LBJ-Nixon post-election call
Video: LBJ-Nixon post-election call
Video: Under London Trunk Telephone
Video: Under London Trunk Telephone
Video: Wichita Lineman (Glen Campbell)
Video: Wichita Lineman (Glen Campbell)
Carterfone decision allows consumers to attach their own telephone equipment
Carterfone decision allows consumers to attach their own telephone equipment
Video: Nixon calls Armstrong/Aldrin on the moon
Video: Nixon calls Armstrong/Aldrin on the moon
Video: Pollution (Western Electric)
Video: Pollution (Western Electric)
Video: Lily Tomlin makes calls on Laugh In ('One Ringy Dingy')
Video: Lily Tomlin makes calls on Laugh In ('One Ringy Dingy')
First consumer answering machine (PhoneMate)
First consumer answering machine (PhoneMate)
First 'plugless' digital operator stations (TSPS), in Morristown, NJ
First 'plugless' digital operator stations (TSPS), in Morristown, NJ
Boyle and Smith invent the charge-coupled device, a chip that transforms light into electrical info
Boyle and Smith invent the charge-coupled device, a chip that transforms light into electrical info
Thompson and Ritchie develop the UNIX operating system
Thompson and Ritchie develop the UNIX operating system
Video: Moon Orbit Communications, Apollo 8 (AT&T)
Video: Moon Orbit Communications, Apollo 8 (AT&T)
Video: Debut of the First Picturephone (AT&T)
Video: Debut of the First Picturephone (AT&T)
Video: London Telephone Exchange
Video: London Telephone Exchange
AT&T introduces customer dialing of international calls
AT&T introduces customer dialing of international calls
Video: Nixon and Reagan: "Those monkeys" call about the UN
Video: Nixon and Reagan: "Those monkeys" call about the UN
Video: Nixon and Kissinger on the China initiative (early planning)
Video: Nixon and Kissinger on the China initiative (early planning)
Video: Nixon and Kissinger on Laos & China
Video: Nixon and Kissinger on Laos & China
Video: Nixon and Mitchell pick Rehnquist for Supreme Court
Video: Nixon and Mitchell pick Rehnquist for Supreme Court
Video: Nixon and Mitchell on a woman on the Supreme Court
Video: Nixon and Mitchell on a woman on the Supreme Court
Video: LBJ-Nixon Christmas Day call
Video: LBJ-Nixon Christmas Day call
Video: Bless The Telephone (Labi Siffre)
Video: Bless The Telephone (Labi Siffre)
Hoover invents computerized call switching
Hoover invents computerized call switching
Video: All Kinds of People (AT&T)
Video: All Kinds of People (AT&T)
Video: Nixon and Kissinger on the opening to China
Video: Nixon and Kissinger on the opening to China
Video: Nixon and Kissinger: "Kick the s*it out of North Vietnam"
Video: Nixon and Kissinger: "Kick the s*it out of North Vietnam"
Video: Nixon calls Mark Felt (Deep Throat) after Wallace shooting
Video: Nixon calls Mark Felt (Deep Throat) after Wallace shooting
Video: Operator (Jim Croce)
Video: Operator (Jim Croce)
Bell Labs introduces the C programming language
Bell Labs introduces the C programming language
Joel patents cellular call handoff
Joel patents cellular call handoff
Video: Reagan calls Nixon supporting him during Watergate
Video: Reagan calls Nixon supporting him during Watergate
Video: Nixon breaks down over Watergate firings (Bill Rogers)
Video: Nixon breaks down over Watergate firings (Bill Rogers)
Video: Drunk Nixon calls Haldeman over Watergate
Video: Drunk Nixon calls Haldeman over Watergate
Video: Nixon calls Pat Nixon: Vietnam War ends
Video: Nixon calls Pat Nixon: Vietnam War ends
Carl Bernstein on the phone at the Washington Post
Carl Bernstein on the phone at the Washington Post
Cooper makes the first handheld cell phone call
Cooper makes the first handheld cell phone call
Metcalfe invents Ethernet
Metcalfe invents Ethernet
Video: Careers: Service Representative (AT&T)
Video: Careers: Service Representative (AT&T)
Video: Careers: Line Worker (AT&T)
Video: Careers: Line Worker (AT&T)
Video: Careers: Toll Operator (AT&T)
Video: Careers: Toll Operator (AT&T)
Video: The Engineer (AT&T)
Video: The Engineer (AT&T)
Video: Carol Burnett: Phone Operator
Video: Carol Burnett: Phone Operator
Video: Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Steely Dan)
Video: Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Steely Dan)
Bob Woodward on the phone at the Washington Post
Bob Woodward on the phone at the Washington Post
Cerf and Kahn design TCP/IP
Cerf and Kahn design TCP/IP
Video: President Ford speaks to Apollo-Soyuz astronauts
Video: President Ford speaks to Apollo-Soyuz astronauts
Video: Lilly Tomlin (Ernestine) on The Cher Show
Video: Lilly Tomlin (Ernestine) on The Cher Show
Video: Operator (Manhattan Transfer)
Video: Operator (Manhattan Transfer)
The famous Manhattan phone book cover
The famous Manhattan phone book cover
Video: Taxi Driver phone call scene
Video: Taxi Driver phone call scene
First digital switch (No. 4 ESS) deployed
First digital switch (No. 4 ESS) deployed
Video: Single Sideband, Microwave Transmission (AT&T)
Video: Single Sideband, Microwave Transmission (AT&T)
Video: Design Line Promo (AT&T)
Video: Design Line Promo (AT&T)
Video: Telephone Line (Electric Light Orchestra)
Video: Telephone Line (Electric Light Orchestra)
Video: Telephone Man (Meri Wilson)
Video: Telephone Man (Meri Wilson)
Video: High Anxiety phone scene
Video: High Anxiety phone scene
Japan achieves nationwide automatic telephone service
Japan achieves nationwide automatic telephone service
"The Social Impact of The Telephone" published (Ithiel de Sola Pool)
"The Social Impact of The Telephone" published (Ithiel de Sola Pool)
Video: Telephone Office Planning and Engineering System (Bell Labs)
Video: Telephone Office Planning and Engineering System (Bell Labs)
Video: Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS)
Video: Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS)
Video: The Copper Trail (AT&T)
Video: The Copper Trail (AT&T)
Video: Phone Phreak Captain Crunch — Rare 1978 Interview
Video: Phone Phreak Captain Crunch — Rare 1978 Interview
Video: Hanging on the Telephone (Blondie)
Video: Hanging on the Telephone (Blondie)
Video: 5.7.0.5. (City Boy)
Video: 5.7.0.5. (City Boy)
Northern Telecom DMS-100 digital switch
Northern Telecom DMS-100 digital switch
First trial of Bell Labs' cellular communication system begins
First trial of Bell Labs' cellular communication system begins
First cellular test network
First cellular test network
Video: Tour of AT&T's Network Operations Center (AT&T)
Video: Tour of AT&T's Network Operations Center (AT&T)
Video: How Pacific Bell Prepared for West Coast Earthquakes
Video: How Pacific Bell Prepared for West Coast Earthquakes
Video: Person of Interest - Finch Phone Phreaking scene
Video: Person of Interest - Finch Phone Phreaking scene
Video: Switchboard Susan (Nick Lowe)
Video: Switchboard Susan (Nick Lowe)
Video: London Calling (The Clash)
Video: London Calling (The Clash)
Video: 6060-842 (The B-52s)
Video: 6060-842 (The B-52s)
Bell Labs creates first single-chip digital signal processor (DSP)
Bell Labs creates first single-chip digital signal processor (DSP)
Video: Inventing the Negative Feedback Amplifier (AT&T)
Video: Inventing the Negative Feedback Amplifier (AT&T)
Video: We Make Telephones (Western Electric)
Video: We Make Telephones (Western Electric)
Siemens debuts digital telephone switching
Siemens debuts digital telephone switching
Video: Neighbors prank call scene
Video: Neighbors prank call scene
Video: 867-5309/Jenny (Tommy Tutone)
Video: 867-5309/Jenny (Tommy Tutone)
Nordic Mobile Telephone network launches
Nordic Mobile Telephone network launches
British Telecom separates from Post Office
British Telecom separates from Post Office
Hayes launches the PC modem
Hayes launches the PC modem
Video: UNIX: Making Computers Easier To Use (Bell Labs)
Video: UNIX: Making Computers Easier To Use (Bell Labs)
Video: 777-9311 (The Time)
Video: 777-9311 (The Time)
AT&T's workforce peaks at 1,009,000
AT&T's workforce peaks at 1,009,000
AT&T antitrust settlement
AT&T antitrust settlement
Judge Greene orders breakup of Bell System
Judge Greene orders breakup of Bell System
Video: Viewtron Introduction, Viewdata Corporation (AT&T)
Video: Viewtron Introduction, Viewdata Corporation (AT&T)
Video: Reagan calls Margaret Thatcher to apologize
Video: Reagan calls Margaret Thatcher to apologize
Video: SNL: Lilly Tomlin does a Ma Bell house call
Video: SNL: Lilly Tomlin does a Ma Bell house call
Video: WarGames (1983) — Payphone soda-tab hack scene
Video: WarGames (1983) — Payphone soda-tab hack scene
Video: WarGames (1983) — War Dialing scene
Video: WarGames (1983) — War Dialing scene
Video: Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (Sheena Easton)
Video: Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (Sheena Easton)
Video: 1983 Telephone Strike
Video: 1983 Telephone Strike
Frenkiel helps launch commercial cellular service
Frenkiel helps launch commercial cellular service
Video: Speedy Cutover Service, SXS to ESS (AT&T)
Video: Speedy Cutover Service, SXS to ESS (AT&T)
Video: How to Install Modular Jacks by Yourself (AT&T)
Video: How to Install Modular Jacks by Yourself (AT&T)
Video: Reagan calls Space Shuttle Discovery astronauts (STS-41D)
Video: Reagan calls Space Shuttle Discovery astronauts (STS-41D)
Video: I Just Called to Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder)
Video: I Just Called to Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder)
Video: Mr. Telephone Man (New Edition)
Video: Mr. Telephone Man (New Edition)
Video: Operator (Midnight Star)
Video: Operator (Midnight Star)
Video: Nightmare on Elm Street
Video: Nightmare on Elm Street
NTT launches world's first ISDN service
NTT launches world's first ISDN service
Bell System breakup takes effect
Bell System breakup takes effect
Video: Designing, Building and Testing the Trimline Phone (AT&T)
Video: Designing, Building and Testing the Trimline Phone (AT&T)
Video: Reagan calls Nellie Gray and the March for Life rally
Video: Reagan calls Nellie Gray and the March for Life rally
Video: After Hours phone call scene
Video: After Hours phone call scene
Video: Don't Lose My Number (Phil Collins)
Video: Don't Lose My Number (Phil Collins)
Video: Sex Over The Phone (Village People)
Video: Sex Over The Phone (Village People)
Siemens launches first mobile phone
Siemens launches first mobile phone
Video: Ferris Bueller prank call
Video: Ferris Bueller prank call
Video: Calling America (Electric Light Orchestra)
Video: Calling America (Electric Light Orchestra)
McCaw builds the largest U.S. cellular carrier
McCaw builds the largest U.S. cellular carrier
Video: Wall Street "wake-up call"
Video: Wall Street "wake-up call"
Video: Telephone Call From Istanbul (Tom Waits)
Video: Telephone Call From Istanbul (Tom Waits)
Video: Inventing the Laser (Bell Labs)
Video: Inventing the Laser (Bell Labs)
TAT-8: First transatlantic fiber optic cable
TAT-8: First transatlantic fiber optic cable
Keith Haring Paints Pop Shop Phones
Keith Haring Paints Pop Shop Phones
Video: 100th Anniversary of the Payphone
Video: 100th Anniversary of the Payphone
Video: Callin' Baton Rouge (New Grass Revival)
Video: Callin' Baton Rouge (New Grass Revival)
TPC-3: First transpacific fiber optic cable
TPC-3: First transpacific fiber optic cable
GSM specification completed
GSM specification completed
Video: The Simpsons: Jacques Strap Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Jacques Strap Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Al Coholic Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Al Coholic Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Oliver Clothesoff Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Oliver Clothesoff Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Seymour Butz Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Seymour Butz Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Mike Rotch Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Mike Rotch Prank Call
Video: Calling Elvis (Dire Straits)
Video: Calling Elvis (Dire Straits)
SS7 signaling becomes widespread
SS7 signaling becomes widespread
French PTT becomes France Telecom
French PTT becomes France Telecom
Video: The Simpsons: Hugh Jazz Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Hugh Jazz Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Bea O Problem Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Bea O Problem Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Amanda Hugginkiss Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Amanda Hugginkiss Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Ivana Tinkle Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Ivana Tinkle Prank Call
Video: Sneakers (1992) — Whistler phone-hacking scene
Video: Sneakers (1992) — Whistler phone-hacking scene
Caller ID becomes widespread
Caller ID becomes widespread
Video: The Jerky Boys: Who the hell is Frank Rizzo?
Video: The Jerky Boys: Who the hell is Frank Rizzo?
Video: Seinfeld: Kramer Becomes The Moviefone Man
Video: Seinfeld: Kramer Becomes The Moviefone Man
Video: Pierre Brassard pranks Queen Elizabeth II
Video: Pierre Brassard pranks Queen Elizabeth II
Deutsche Telekom AG becomes independent company
Deutsche Telekom AG becomes independent company
Northern Telecom becomes Nortel
Northern Telecom becomes Nortel
VoIP demonstrated commercially
VoIP demonstrated commercially
Video: Homer Simpson makes calls (Robodialer episode)
Video: Homer Simpson makes calls (Robodialer episode)
Video: Jerry Maguire "Show me the money"
Video: Jerry Maguire "Show me the money"
Video: Swingers phone call scene
Video: Swingers phone call scene
Video: Phony Calls ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
Video: Phony Calls ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
Video: Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand (Primitive Radio Gods)
Video: Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand (Primitive Radio Gods)
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Telecommunications Act of 1996
France Telecom privatized
France Telecom privatized
Croak pioneers Voice over IP at AT&T
Croak pioneers Voice over IP at AT&T
Video: The Secret History of Hacking (Discovery Channel doc)
Video: The Secret History of Hacking (Discovery Channel doc)
Video: Phil Lapsley: History of Phone Phreaking 1960–80 (The Last HOPE 2008)
Video: Phil Lapsley: History of Phone Phreaking 1960–80 (The Last HOPE 2008)
Video: Phil Lapsley: Cats and Mice — The Next HOPE 2010
Video: Phil Lapsley: Cats and Mice — The Next HOPE 2010
Video: Captain Crunch — A Historical Look at Phreaking (HITB 2012)
Video: Captain Crunch — A Historical Look at Phreaking (HITB 2012)
Video: Unboxing Steve Wozniak's Blue Box (Henry Ford Museum)
Video: Unboxing Steve Wozniak's Blue Box (Henry Ford Museum)
Video: Steve Wozniak Phreaks Out On The History Of Hacking
Video: Steve Wozniak Phreaks Out On The History Of Hacking
Slideshow: Telephone co. stock certificates
Slideshow: 25 photos
Slideshow: Telephone co. stock certificates
