During a study of evolving telephone designs for our new book, my coauthor Russell A. Flinchum and I came across two of Pratt’s distinguished alumni who had connections to the Bell Telephone System.

THE telephone network is the nervous system of our civilization, carrying messages of demand and direction, of pain and pleasure, to collective enterprises and to individuals alike. The telephone ...

I've been involved in personal finance and property journalism for the past 20 years, editing websites and writing for national newspapers. My objective has always been to offer no-nonsense ...

Subject: The firm says it has a $240-million cell-phone deal with the Taliban. Although the U.S. State Department can”t confirm it and telephone equipment manufacturers say they know nothing about it, ...

The United States and Cuba have re-established a direct telephone link, the Cuban state telecommunications company said, in the latest step toward normalising ties between the one-time Cold War foes.

You’ve probably heard about ‘fibre’ and ‘ADSL’ but what do these terms really mean? Same thing, right? Er, not quite. ADSL stands for asymmetrical digital subscriber line. In a nutshell, it’s a ...

Some consumers in rural areas will face additional charges to get connected to a phone line under new rules agreed yesterday by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). New universal ...

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends a rally during his visit to Ambo in the Oromiya region, Ethiopia April 11, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo NAIROBI (Reuters) - Direct international ...

Three decades ago getting a landline telephone connection in Calcutta would take years. In 2016, it takes days. But surrendering a connection and getting back the security deposit can drag on for half ...