Cell Phones in the Past

AT&T

Apr 16, 1971

AT&T is the first company to propose a modern-day mobile-phone system to the FCC http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/fall04/keith/history1.htm

First Cell Phone call

Apr 3, 1973

The first cell phone call was made on the streets of New York City by Martin Cooper (the inventor of the cell phone).

"Brick"

Apr 3, 1973

The phone that Martin Cooper used to make that first phone call was called the "Brick" because of it's retangular shape and its heavy weight (two pounds).

Cell Phones and the Public

Apr 13, 1984

The first cell phone was released to the public in 1984. It was called the DynaTac 8000X and it sold for $3,995.

MicroTac Lite

Apr 13, 1991

In 1991, the MicroTac Lite was created and it cost $1,000 to purchase.

First Cell Phone Picture

Apr 11, 1997

Philippe Kahn (inventor of the first-ever camera phone) took the first-ever picture from a mobile phone of his daughter Sophie.

First Camera Phone

Jun 11, 1997

Philippe Kahn was the inventor of the first-ever camera phone by inserting a point, shoot and share camera into a Motorola Startac, the most popular mobile-phone at the time.

BellSouth

Apr 16, 2001

BellSouth (an American telecommunications holding company) announces that it is leaving the payphone business because there is too much competition for cell phones.