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Italian innovator Antonio Meucci invented the first basic phone. -
The first telephone line was established and the first switchboard was created, and the first telephone exchange was held -
The ATT company was formed. -
Almon B. Strowger invented a telephone that could fulfill the first auto-telephone exchange without an operator. -
The transcontinental telephone line began operating. -
In World War I, the government nationalized telephone lines in the US.
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Touchtone dialing and cordless phone systems were in high demand. ATT grew a completely experimental picture-phone system to transfer images throughout calling. -
Smartphones were introduced. The introduction of the camera phone marketed a significant moment in the evolution of telephones.
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Mobile phones became smarter. They had more features, better screens and it set a new standard for phones.