The first telephones were hard enough to use without the added harassment of the teenage boys who worked as the earliest switchboard operators — and who were, per PBS, notoriously rude. It was ...

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Switchboard systems have certainly evolved since the early days of the telephone in the late 1800s. They now include numerous features and functions which can significantly improve customer service ...

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ITU explores a collaborative approach to secure telephone networks for combating fraudulent communications with digital certificates.

The telephone—ubiquitous now, but in a different way than before—is a pretty good proxy for how people react to the introduction of any major new technology. In the 139 years since Alexander Graham ...

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Phones are integral to the everyday lives of most people, but who should be regarded as the device's mastermind? The Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell is routinely credited as the inventor of the ...

Though Joseph Henry earned his fame as the first director of the Smithsonian Institute, he was in many ways the telephone's first and best advocate. Alexander Graham Bell himself said as much when he ...