A Modern History of Human Communication

A Modern History of Human Communication- % OF WORLD USING INTERNET LANDLINES AVERAGE INTERNATIONAL CALL COST PER MINUTE (extrapolated & inflation adjusted $) 1 CELL PHONES $300 60% New! Google Voice $200 40% Long Distance 3 minute call just $212 (in 2009 dollars) Mobile Touchtone VOIP First cell phone Web Press # when you have read this caption network in telephony Tokyo Telephone High five Alexander kicks in Graham Bell $100 20% Telegraph First 'text Rotary Dial The hands on SMS Phone to-phone "automatic" phone Tin Cans Finally! message' sent electrically over @@@ First. Email. 1km! Ever. $0 096 1810 1833 1876 1892 1904 1963 1971 1979 1993 1998 2010 Google Voice abc One number rings all your phones Block callers with one click Insanely cheap international calls Personalized greetings Voicemail Forward SMS to Set up free conference calls transcription your email SOURCE: ATT, ITU Communications Database, The Economist, Wikipedia