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First long-distance line: Boston to Providence
1882
American Bell forms AT&T as subsidiary to operate long distance network
American Bell Telephone AT&T / Bell System
1885
Telephone service begins between Tokyo and Yokohama
Telephone service begins between Tokyo and Yokohama
NTT
1890
Lines going into the back of switchboards in Los Angeles central office
Lines going into the back of switchboards in Los Angeles central office
Exchanges
1894
AT&T long distance advertising (pocket map cover)
AT&T long distance advertising (pocket map cover)
Ad
1898
Siemens begins laying the Rhineland cable
Siemens begins laying the Rhineland cable
Siemens
1912
A Desert Span, Building Trunk Telephone Lines (AT&T)
A Desert Span, Building Trunk Telephone Lines (AT&T)
AT&T / Bell System
1929
Newfoundland Long Lines, a WWII Film (U.S. Army / AT&T)
Newfoundland Long Lines, a WWII Film (U.S. Army / AT&T)
AT&T / Bell System
1943
'War still needs the wires' ad
'War still needs the wires' ad
Ad
1944
Cable to Cuba, Laying Undersea Cable (AT&T)
Cable to Cuba, Laying Undersea Cable (AT&T)
AT&T / Bell System
1950
Transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
Transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
Bell Labs
1956
Cable to the Continent, the Second Transatlantic Telephone Cable (AT&T)
Cable to the Continent, the Second Transatlantic Telephone Cable (AT&T)
AT&T / Bell System
1959
TPC-1: First transpacific telephone cable
1964