Phones are a basic part of our everyday life. They're so basic, they're kind of boring. They aren't even just phones anymore - now they’re pocket-sized computers we can take with us everywhere. Today, phones make front page news when Apple or Google releases their newest model, otherwise, they’re stuck in the business section. But when phones were first invented in the 1870s, the phone - and phone companies - were news machines. The phone was a new frontier in communications and business in the United States, and, like the actual frontier, it was full of drama and intrigue.

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