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• Alexander Graham Bell

• Telecommunications history

• How the telephone works

• Phone FUN facts

• Why the Phone Works When the Lights GO OUT

• FTTP (Fiber to the Prem)

• Future of Telecommunications

• Crossword Puzzle

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• Glossary

• Credits

• Speech by Thomas Watson

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Most of the above techniques predate the development of electricity and telecommunications using electronic devices, but they were nonetheless extremely effective for thousands of years. Some techniques are still used today and are particularly handy when the “power is out.”

History is filled with stories

....The brave signal-fire tender along China’s Great Wall warning of the advancing Mongul hordes

....The determined and lucky WWI carrier pigeon that was seriously wounded, its leg was shot off it still flew the critical messages back to headquarters, saving hundreds of lives.

AND

The 15 year old Pony Express rider that braved mountain lions and Indian attacks as well as hostile weather to “get the mail through.