By 1904 there were
over three million phones in the US, still connected by manual switchboard
exchanges. By 1914, the US was the world leader in teledensity and had more
than twice the teledensity of Sweden, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Norway. The
longest lasting physical style of telephone was introduced in the early 20th
century, including Bell’s model 102. A carbon granule transmitter and
electromagnetic receiver were united in a single molded plastic handle, which
when not in use sat in a cradle in the base unit; it had direct connection of
the receiver to the line, while the transmitter was induction coupled, with
energy supplied by a local battery. The coupling transformer, battery, and
ringer were in a separate enclosure. The dial switch interrupted the current
very briefly disconnecting the line 1-10 times for each digit. In 1960s the
touch-tone signaling started replacing the rotary dial (Wikipedia, 14 March
2012).Theodore N.Vail led the Bell Companies to create his “universal service”
which was completed in 1915 from New York to San Francisco. Vail also used the
wireless system to begin overseas cable installations, connecting the US to
other countries. In the late 1940s the first commercial mobile phones were
installed and microwave radio was introduced for long distance use. The
scientist at Bell Labs invented the transistor and the course of history
changed, in 1948 there were 30 million phones in service. Fredrick Kappel
brought technological advancement to the system. New phones were introduced
like the Princess phone which was in 1959, in 1963 the first Touch-Tone phones
were released and in 1965 the Trimline was commenced. By 1971 there were over
100 million phones in service (Gregory Russell, 1998).
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