The principle of combining voice and electricity brought about the idea of the telephone in 1874. Alexander Graham Bell had a definite interest and invented an apparatus in 1876. Had he not convinced his 2 partners of the potential of such a machine that could transmit voice, they wouldn’t have received their U.S. patent, “which now considered the most valuable patent even issued.”(1)

Bell exhibited his new invention at the Philadelphia centennial exposition in 1876.

The Information Superhighway is, “emerging technologies of modern telecommunications. (9)” This is to have a wide public network that will deliver a variety of services. Talking and writing is the only communication we have with people. With out this the world would not go round. The technology and advances that have been given to us will supersede and is unlikely to stand still. Concepts on virtual reality are already in the making.

At this time there was much interest in improving the telephone system, but progress was slow for the telephone. Interest in using a telephone grew. Not everyone had access to a telephone. Installations were scattered throughout the country and not available every where.

Mobile phones were the start of telecommunication. This brought the idea to be able to have a phone with you at all times. The only problem was that it had to be plugged in your car. People were not able to carrier the phone in your pocket. The mobile phone was rather large. The phone had to be carried in a bag along with a battery and a plug. The battery was used when you needed to make a call, when you were out of your car. Society felt this was a good progress.

The changes in communications had made progress through the years but there were also the downfalls from each one. When the first telephones was installed in homes, in order to call someone the operator would come on the phone line and the operator would ask for the phone number, then the call would be connected. This was fine, but there were times when the call would connect to a different number. When this happened, you had to hang up and ask the operator again to connect the number. This seemed fine, but at times it was a hassle.

“Every aspect that affects our lives” (6) continues to improve. “We want the best product and the best price,” (7) easy access and simplicity. In society we do not have the time to fumble through our every day lives. “The demand from businesses and society” (8) alone, with scientific discoveries and technological advances has made an increasing variety of products possible. The variety of these products which are personalized to individual taste brings people closer together.

Stroger, from Missouri, invented the phone dial and installed an automatic exchange in the United States. It wasn’t licensed though by the bell telephone system until 1924. At this time there were other telephone systems beside Bell Telephone. There were problems that arose because of there incompatibility. They could not be connected to each other. This was a problem

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