Title: Outline the history of the telephone.
Course: Telecommunications I (10006-I) > Section: Exploring Analog Telephony and Transmission Service Providers

Outline should include

- telephone prehistory
- invention of the telephone
- early telephone developments
- early commercial developments
- 20th and 21st century developments
  - the role of the Bell System, AT&T, and independent telephone companies
  - the breakup of monopoly.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What basic parts make up an analog telephone?
- What role did the analog telephone play in advancing human communication?
- How was crosstalk and hum from nearby AC eliminated?
- What major events took place in 1974, 1982, and 1984?
- What is a Class 5 telephone switch?
- How did independent telephone companies operate?