TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
THE COMPONENTS OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
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Boston and Nashville
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Dallas and Seattle
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Miami and New York
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New York and Boston
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1884 the first test of hard-drawn copper wire for long-distance telephone service was conducted between New York City and Boston.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first commercial telegraph line was completed between Washington, D.C., and New York City in the spring of 1846 by the Magnetic Telegraph Company. Shortly thereafter, F. O. J. Smith, one of the patent owners, built a line between New York City and Boston.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1843, Morse built a telegraph system from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore with the financial support of Congress. On May 24, 1844, the first message, “What hath God wrought?” was sent.
Detailed explanation-4: -Samuel Morse’s first experimental line between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore-the Baltimore-Washington telegraph line-was demonstrated on May 24, 1844.
Detailed explanation-5: -By 1837, William Fothergill Cooke and Charles Wheatstone had co-developed a telegraph system which used a number of needles on a board that could be moved to point to letters of the alphabet. Any number of needles could be used, depending on the number of characters it was required to code.