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?