Corpus Christi got its first telephone exchange in 1890, at the same time it got its first electric light poles. The Corpus Christi Electric Light Co., owned by Dr. A.G. Heaney, T.P. Rivera and ...

People used the device standing up, but in the 1890s, a “desk stand” telephone made its appearance — a type of telephone that collectors call a “candlestick telephone,” because it looked ...

Ireland's telecom regulator wants to phase out 1850 and 1890 numbers, saying there are too many 'low-cost' telephone prefix variations and that ordinary people are increasingly confused by ...