Frontier Communications, formerly known as AT&T, was the first major telecom company to provide Internet access.They started out with a telephone line and a network of telephone poles in rural areas in the mid-1960s.They expanded into a larger network of fiber optic cables in the 1970s and later began offering telephony and broadband services.By the…
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Who invented the electric telephone?
New Delhi: When the World Trade Centre (WTC) collapsed, the first thing many people did was call their local telephone company to inquire about whether they could call their new electric phone number.This was done because the number was the first of its kind in the world, and because it was the only number that…
Which are the best phones and how do they work?
We’re all familiar with smartphones these days, with the latest offering in the $100 billion Apple iPhone and Android smartphones.But there’s still plenty of room for innovation and innovation is often not the same as product innovation.And in Australia, that can be a challenge.There are no simple answers when it comes to phones, because there…
How to tell the difference between a Sprint phone and a Hulu phone
Sprint and Hulu have been fighting over a phone line for more than a year now.Hulu is now the preferred carrier by a large percentage of subscribers, and Sprint is trying to get out of the game, and the latest twist in the dispute has come from a patent troll who is suing Sprint for…
How to make sure your email is protected from prying eyes
If you’re in the process of creating a new email address, you might want to use the same email address for both your business and your new address.Email providers are starting to include some protections against people who are trying to snoop on your business or personal email.The rules are designed to keep email out…
How to pronounce ‘Nokia’ on a Nokia phone
A lot of us are used to the Nokia name, but what if you’ve never heard of it before?If you’ve got a Nokia-branded phone, we’ve got you covered.You’ve probably heard of the Finnish phone maker’s phone, the Nokia N9, and you may also have heard the company’s name.The Finnish company started as a hardware manufacturer…
How to pronounce ‘Nokia’ on a Nokia phone
A lot of us are used to the Nokia name, but what if you’ve never heard of it before?If you’ve got a Nokia-branded phone, we’ve got you covered.You’ve probably heard of the Finnish phone maker’s phone, the Nokia N9, and you may also have heard the company’s name.The Finnish company started as a hardware manufacturer…
How to pronounce ‘Nokia’ on a Nokia phone
A lot of us are used to the Nokia name, but what if you’ve never heard of it before?If you’ve got a Nokia-branded phone, we’ve got you covered.You’ve probably heard of the Finnish phone maker’s phone, the Nokia N9, and you may also have heard the company’s name.The Finnish company started as a hardware manufacturer…
Who invented the phone? CNN
— A new generation of phone calls from around the world is being made in the U.S. from the world’s oldest telephone, which was invented in India by an illiterate man in 1797.The United States has been using the same model of phone for centuries, but it has been replaced by the mobile phone that…
Which of these is the first telephone number to be invented?
The first phone number to have been invented was called the ‘At&t Telephone Number’ or ATNUM in 1928.It was a little-known telephone company that supplied the first home telephone number.They sold them as ‘At &t’ and ‘At the Telephone’.The first call on these was made on August 21, 1928.The ATNUM was used to make all…