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British business and the telephone, 1878-1911

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  • Graeme Milne

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Most research into the early telephone system has focused on telephone providers rather than users, and this article begins to address that imbalance. The telephone was initially used to improve internal communications within firms, by connecting offices with warehouses, or by enabling staff working away from the office to report back. With the expansion of exchange networks, the commercial, intermediary and brokering sectors became heavy users of the technology for routine information transfer within business districts. Business elites continued to favour face-to-face contact for strategic business negotiations, however, and delegated telephone use to their employees.

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  • Graeme Milne, 2007. "British business and the telephone, 1878-1911," Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(2), pages 163-185.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:bushst:v:49:y:2007:i:2:p:163-185
    DOI: 10.1080/00076790601170280
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