Telecommunications:
Advances in Technology




The 1960's

1962 - The worlds first international communications satellite, TelStar, was launched into space.

1964 - The first trans-Continental Picturephone call was made between the Bell System exhibit at the World's Fair and Disneyland, California.

1965 - The In-WATS service trail was being conducted in the state of Alabama.

1969 - Bell Labs develops the UNIX operating system.

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