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When AT&T had a monopoly, they had cell phone technology available in the 40s. It was not pushed because the thinking was that only rich people would ever need
by tomohawk 7y ago
When AT&T had a monopoly, they had cell phone technology available in the 40s. It was not pushed because the thinking was that only rich people would ever need it.
Careful plodding thinking and planning ruled the day, and it took 40 years.
https://reason.com/2017/06/11/we-could-have-had-cellphones-f/ https://reason.com/2017/06/11/we-could-have-had-cellphones-f...
- swiley 7y agoAccording to your article it was due to a lack of licenses, similar to the fact that there are no community run cell networks (like WiFi networks) due to a lack of licenses.