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1983 BCE
The cell phone goes public
It took ten years for the technology that Dr. Cooper invented to become available to the public. The first public cell phones were put out by Motorola. -
1971 BCE
The term "cell" comes into play
AT & T proposed splitting phone service into different areas across the cities. These areas were called "cells". -
1956 BCE
A second attempt at car phones is made
The second attempt at car phones was a success. The equipment was large and heavy, but it worked, and that was an improvement over the past. -
1945 BCE
The first mobile phone service is established
The first service created just for mobile phones opened up in St. Louis, MO, but the service didn't work well and it didn't last. -
1940 BCE
Communication by mobile radios becomes more common
By the 1940's most government agencies, as well as the rich people, had mobile radios. They used them while they were on the go to talk to others. -
1934 BCE
The Federal Communications Committee is established
The government used most radio frequencies for itself, but the air waves were still clogged up. The FCC was created to decide who got to use which channels. -
1921 BCE
The first car-to-car radios are used
The Detroit Police Department began using mobile radios in their police cars. They used them to talk between cars, but it didn't work very well. -
1010 BCE
How were people before the phone was invented
People used different ways of communication before mobile phone. -
The first car phone service is attempted
A car phone service was opened between Boston and New York, but this service was a failure, too. -
The first cell phone is tried
Dr. Martin Cooper invented a portable hand-held phone that didn't need to be powered through a car. He was the first person to make a mobile phone call. -
The flip phone is introduced
Motorola came out with a new design where the mouth piece flipped over the top of the keypad. It was the first flip phone. -
Text messaging is developed
Developers in Europe came up with a way to send written messages over the phone. It was called texting.
