Introduction In the 19th century, communication relied on the telegraph. While the telegraph was a much faster form of communication than sending messages by letter, there were still some difficulties. The knowledge of Morse Code was required, so only operators were able to use the machines. Conversations were not possible, because only one message could be sent through at a time. Once the message was received, a paperboy had to run it to the recipient, so telegraphs were not perfect for very urgent messages (“The Telegraph”). Another aspect of communication that needed to be improved was the communication of the deaf community. The main issue of that time was the deaf speaking. There was trouble teaching the deaf how to make the right shapes
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Often times big businesses would be spread across the country, and two locations would have trouble communicating. With the telephone, business could expand all over the country, and eventually all over the world. It would be easy to communicate with the different locations. Also, buying and selling was more convenient with the telephone, and companies received more awareness with the advantage in advertising (“The Impact of the Telephone”).
In rural, agricultural areas, farmers had a hard time communicating with one another. They were so spread out, and because of this, often did not know the up to date prices of their goods. The invention of the telephone allowed farmers to communicate and find the current prices that their goods should be set at (Martin).
If there was an emergency such as a fire or an injury, it would be hard to contact an individual that would be able to help. Telegraphs and message boys would not be helpful in a situation like this. With the telephone, emergency response time drastically decreased. Emergency responders could be notified immediately and get to the location much faster …show more content…
Bell wanted to make money off his patent, so he created the National Bell Company, which later became AT&T. There were few telephone companies, and none of them were as widespread and popular as AT&T. It was a monopoly, and even became exempt from the Sherman Antitrust Act (Webb and Suggitt). This caused the company to grow and eventually expand to other countries. It was not only the main telephone company, but it was the largest of all the corporations for most of the 19th century. In later years, the company developed wireless technology (“Alexander Graham Bell Patents the First Telephone (1876)”). AT&T is still around today, as a major cellular provider. AT&T works with countries all over world to make equipment and is a leader in spreading its services to foreign countries (Greenberg and
Often times big businesses would be spread across the country, and two locations would have trouble communicating. With the telephone, business could expand all over the country, and eventually all over the world. It would be easy to communicate with the different locations. Also, buying and selling was more convenient with the telephone, and companies received more awareness with the advantage in advertising (“The Impact of the Telephone”).
In rural, agricultural areas, farmers had a hard time communicating with one another. They were so spread out, and because of this, often did not know the up to date prices of their goods. The invention of the telephone allowed farmers to communicate and find the current prices that their goods should be set at (Martin).
If there was an emergency such as a fire or an injury, it would be hard to contact an individual that would be able to help. Telegraphs and message boys would not be helpful in a situation like this. With the telephone, emergency response time drastically decreased. Emergency responders could be notified immediately and get to the location much faster …show more content…
Bell wanted to make money off his patent, so he created the National Bell Company, which later became AT&T. There were few telephone companies, and none of them were as widespread and popular as AT&T. It was a monopoly, and even became exempt from the Sherman Antitrust Act (Webb and Suggitt). This caused the company to grow and eventually expand to other countries. It was not only the main telephone company, but it was the largest of all the corporations for most of the 19th century. In later years, the company developed wireless technology (“Alexander Graham Bell Patents the First Telephone (1876)”). AT&T is still around today, as a major cellular provider. AT&T works with countries all over world to make equipment and is a leader in spreading its services to foreign countries (Greenberg and