History of Long Distance Calling

HISTORY OF LONG DISTANCE CALLING At VIP Communications, we know a thing or two about affordable international calling. Here's a brief history of long distance calling, with key dates & events. It's hard to believe, but at one time, "long distance" meant only a few hundred miles and within the same country. Clearly, long distance calling has advanced considerably from the beginning to the present day, where you can enjoy cheap and dependable international long distance calls. AT&T creates the first interconnected long-distance telephone network which stretched from Loading coils technology NEW YORK CITY 1911 enabled the NYC-to-Chicago long-distance network to extend westward to... 1892 all the way to CHICAGU Japan? California? Yes, Chicago! Well, it was the days of horses & buggies, so that was pretty impressive! No, DENVER As we can see from these first two dates, early long distance calling technology crawled along at a snail's pace.. At the Panama-Pacific Alexander Graham Bell makes the first International Exposition, official transcontinental long distance call from New York City to San Francisco the first The call took coast-to-coast 23 1915 1915 long distance call was revealed to the public minutes NOW we're getting somewhere! Even back then, the Bay Area was on the forefront of technological advancements! The first direct-dial long distance call from The Europeans think this long distance stuff is catching on, Englewood, NJ and the first direct 1963 LONDON -to Paris 1951 Alameda, CA And unlike Mr. Bell's call over 35 years earlier, this one took 18 seconds long distance calls are available Direct long distance calls from Long distance call quality progresses significantly with the better NEW YORK CITY ("LONDON 1970 1982 cifcuit to are introduced, which is expanded to more cities the following year. and pulse-code modulation Graham Milne founds VIP Communications, ca pioneering firm in the long distance & international calling industry. With our continued growth, VIP Communications continues to play an important role in long distance calling. 1996 Gone are the days of 23-minute long distance calls (thankfully). Finally, long distance calls were affordable enough to connect with anyone, anywhere, any time. Today, callers demand high-quality calls at affordable rates.and VIP Communications delivers each and every day! VOP communications 000000