It was on the way there even before Star Trek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_videotelephony#AT&T_Picturephone_Mod_I:_1964%E2%80%931970 https://en.wik

It was on the way there even before Star Trek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_videotelephony#AT&T_Picturephone_Mod_I:_1964%E2%80%931970 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_videotelephony#AT&T... The next one down is a home system on a subscription, though just after Star Trek and expensive at the time.