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I wonder if that was really the first call across that line, or just the 'official first.' I know if I was one of those technicians trying to make sure everyt
by darkpuma 7y ago
I wonder if that was really the first call across that line, or just the 'official first.' I know if I was one of those technicians trying to make sure everything was ready to be demoed by the biggest celebrity in American telephony, I'd probably test it myself first to make sure I wasn't wasting Bell's time working the kinks out of the system.
- saalweachter 7y agoI also assume that as you're unspooling the line across the entire United States, you are also stopping every few miles and calling back to make sure the line is working.
- neilparikh 7y agoFrom the article: > A telephone call, which for marketing purposes is claimed to be the first transcontinental telephone call, occurred on January 25, 1915, a day timed to coincide with the Panama–Pacific International Exposition celebrations. However, the transcontinental telephone line was first completed on June 17, 1914, and successfully first voice tested in July 1914. A 1998 U.S. postage stamp commemorates the completion of the line in 1914.