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History of cell phonesTRANSCRIPT
Matt Larremore
In 1989 Motorola announces MicroTAC personal cell phone
Its cost was $3000
In 1990 the amount of cellular customers passes 5 million
In 1992 customers grew to over 10 million
10,000 cell sites across America
Also in 1992 the first commercial text message was sent
By 1996 there are now 38 million cell phone in use
Subscribers pass 50 million 50,000 cell sites in America
Average customers talked on their phone for 122 minutes per month in 1998
In 1999 congress passed the wireless communications and public safety act.
The act made 9-1-1 the official number to call for emergencies.
Cell-Phone-Accessories.com. 2007. 29 October 2007
< http://www.cell-phone-accessories.com/timeline-cell-phones.html>.
Comcare Alliance. Homepage. 1999. 26 October 1999
< http://www.comcare.org/uploads/WICAPS99.pdf>.
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