Grant's first timeline

By Grant spurlin
  • Period: to

    Phone in 1930-1940

  • videophone

    videophone
    In 1930 France and Germany used the videophones. They were usedfirst there.

  • when the depression hit

    when the depression hit
    When the depression hit telephones in service declined by 10%. Western electricity declined by 85%.

  • The agreement

    The agreement
    AT&T had its monopoly held. At the end of the year the government acted and they agreed to operate as "requlated monopoly.

  • newarm of government

    newarm of government
    A new arm of the government was formed to regulate the telephone business. The first project was the FCC took over AT&T

  • The handset telephone

    The handset telephone
    The handset radio was first introduced on a commercial. Its owner got the noble piece prize

  • telephone Expansion

    telephone Expansion
    The telephone expanded to millions of people and it was a huge outbrake. It was one of the biggest out brakes ever.

  • western electricity uncovering

    western electricity uncovering
    The FCC uncovered that Western electricity was having to pay $2,000,000. THey could not pay the money for it.

  • The hurricanes disaster

    The hurricanes disaster
    At the end of thr 1930's 15 million phones had died when the hurricane hit. AT&T had lost one of the most phones that month.