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Evolution Of Telephones

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  • Bell telephone company founded.

    Bell telephone company founded.
    3000 Private phones active by year's end.

  • First manual switchboard.

    First manual switchboard.
    Debuts in Boston

  • First Phone Call

    First Phone Call
    First long distance phone service

  • Switchboard Operators

    Switchboard Operators
    250,000 Women employed as switchboard operators for public service and businesses.

  • First mobile car-based telephone system introduced.

    First mobile car-based telephone system introduced.
    Marketed to traveling business-people and truck fleet operators.

  • Businesses adopt PBX systems.

    Businesses adopt PBX systems.
    Automatic routing of calls to different extensions without manual switching.(PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE)

  • First flip phone released.

    First flip phone released.
    Targeted at wealthy costumers and priced at $3,000

  • First voice over internet protocol.

    First voice over internet protocol.
    (VoIP) System introduced -Volitech.

  • First hosted PBX launch-Virtual PBX, Inc.

    External business phone system shared across many companies.
    Initially, calls sent out to land lines and cell phones