What Happened to America's oldest Telephone Network? (History of the Telephone) - IT'S HISTORY

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Thanks to Keeps for sponsoring this video! Head to https://keeps.com/ItsHistory to get 50% off your first Keeps order. From the Telegraph’s ashes arises its successor; the Telephone. Starting as a modification to the harmonic telegraph, Alexander Graham Bell’s magnum opus changed communication forever. Sparking an entire industry that connected nations worldwide, monopolies rose and fell, government regulations shifted, all while interconnection expanded. Support the Channel by becoming a member 👉 https://youtube.com/channel/UCzIZ8HrzDgc-pNQDUG6avBA/join Chapters: 0:00 - Successor to the Telegraph - The Telephone 0:46 - A Lock for your Locks - Keeps 2:27 - The Beginnings of Instant Communication - The Telegraph 4:56 - Bell’s First Creations - The Telephone’s Predecessors 7:04 - “Mr. Watson, I Wish to Speak With You” - Birth of the Telephone 10:35 - The New Monopoly - Rise of AT&T 13:31 - The Kingsbury Commitment - The Regulated Monopoly 14:03 - Nationalization Experiments - AT&T and the FCC 16:59 - Losing the Iron Grip - AT&T’s Anti-Trust Struggles 21:54 - Broadening the Spectrum - The Telephone Industry Today IT’S HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2NN2rktA4yMZ4vmNaA3KpsS5KXLj3xVN » Subscribe: https://youtube.com/@ITSHISTORY?sub_confirmation=1 » Listen podcasts: https://ffm.bio/itshistory » CONTACT For brands, agencies, and sponsorships: [email protected] » DISCLAIMER Some media elements in this video are used under the fair use provisions of U.S. copyright law (Title 17, Section 107) for purposes of commentary, criticism, and education. If you believe your image or content was used in a way that violates your rights, please contact us at [email protected] » CREDIT Scriptwriter - Gregory Back, Editor - Karolina Szwata, Host - Ryan Socash Sponsored by Keeps » SOURCES https://www.facebook.com/groups/itshistory/ » NOTICE Some images may be used for illustrative purposes only - always reflecting the accurate time frame and content. Events of factual error / mispronounced word/spelling mistakes - retractions will be published in this section.