WorksheetsHistory of Telephone
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
The word telephone comes from the Greek language, and it means......
box and sounds
tele and phone
far and sound
Chose all of the ways the telephone hurts us.
Brother can hit you in the head with it.
Radiation can affect your health.
Your mom calls you all the time.
Bad people can steal your information.
What's the main topic of telephone calls?
dating
shopping
nonsense
business
AT&T was formed in _____ to connect the local Bell companies
1883
1884
1885
1886
The Carterfone decision allowed the direct connection of devices to the AT&T network in ______
1964
1966
1968
1970
•On January 1, 1984, a court forced AT&T to give up its 22 local Bell companies, establishing ______ Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC).
four
five
six
seven
RBOCs could only offer local service.
rrue
false
RBOCs could offer long distance service if they demonstrated there was local competition in their market
The first telegraph link to be established in the Philippines is between Manila and _______.
the island of Cebu
the island of Mindoro
the island of Corregidor
the island of Panay
A Telegraph Practical School is established by Gov. Gen. Isquierdo
1868
1870
1872
1874
The _________ submarine cable is the country’s first overseas telegraph link, is completed.
Philippine-Hawaii
Philippine-Macau
Philippine-Singapore
Philippine-Hongkong
During his administration (1888-1891), the first telephone system was established in the Philippines
Rafael de Isquierdo y Gutierrez
Valeriano Weyler Y Nicolao
The country’s first telephone system is inaugurated
1888
1890
1892
1894
In ______, the Americans take over control of the Philippines from Spaniards. They establish their own telegraph and telephone systems for the needs of the military
1885
1887
1889
1891
Two Americans, Louis Glass and John Sabin, organize the Philippine Island Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (PITTC). The company starts with _____ telephone subscribers in Manila
500
1000
1500
5000
Another telephone system of the PITTC, using a magneto-type switchboard, is established in ______
Manila
Cebu
Davao
Ilo=ilo
The first automatic telephone system is installed in _____ by PITTC
Manila
Cebu
Davao
Ilo=ilo
In ______, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) is incorporated under the provisions of the corporation law of the Philippines
1924
1926
1928
1930
