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1904 - The "French Phone" was developed by the Bell Company. It was the first phone to have a transmitter and receiver in a simple handset.
1927 - The first transatlantic service from New York to London became operational. The signal was transmitted by radio waves.
1964 - Worlds first commercial mobile phone service put into operation. It could link moving vehicles to a telephone network via radio waves.
1955 - Transatlantic telephone cables began to be laid
1874 - The principal of the telephone was uncovered.
1876 - Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone, beating Elisha Gray by a matter of hours.
1877 - The very first permanent outdoor telephone wire was invented, stretching only three miles.
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1980 - Current day - Phones have their own central transmitter.