{"id":200730,"date":"2026-03-12T01:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200730\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T01:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:40:10","slug":"att-on-the-famous-first-words-that-launched-an-industry-150-years-ago-dallas-innovates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200730\/","title":{"rendered":"AT&T on the Famous First Words That Launched an Industry 150 Years Ago \u00bb Dallas Innovates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alexander Graham Bell, in a still from AT&T’s “150 Year”<\/a> brand video released to mark the 150th anniversary of the first telephone call. [Screenshot: AT&T via YouTube]<\/p>\n

Alexander Graham Bell
Inventor
Bell Telephone Company
\u2026 the first words ever transmitted by telephone, on March 10, 1876.<\/p>\n

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The call that launched an industry, and eventually AT&T, hit its 150th anniversary this week.<\/p>\n

To mark it, AT&T opened a free \u201c150 Years of Innovation<\/a>\u201d pop-up museum at the AT&T Discovery District in downtown Dallas, running March 10\u201312. The exhibit features historic artifacts, including Bell\u2019s original telephone patent.<\/p>\n

The company also donated $150,000 to The Alexander and Mabel Bell Legacy Foundation, which preserves Bell\u2019s legacy through educational programs. And it announced plans to spend $250 billion over the next five years<\/a> on U.S. connectivity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first phone call sparked an entirely new way for people and businesses to deepen connections and thrive,\u201d AT&T Chairman and CEO John Stankey said. \u201cToday, we carry the spirit of communication forward in bold new ways, powering connections for a new generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more of who said what about all things North Texas, check out Every Last Word.<\/a><\/p>\n

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