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9.1.13 1947: Police Wireless
Bell Labs introduced cellular- like technology for police communications.
9.1.14 1956: Sweden
e Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) system was the rst system
with an automated switching network for vehicles. e system’s technol-
ogy consisted of rotary dial equipment. e phones could also be paged.
To receive incoming calls, an operator would rst have to gure out where
the car was located. Little information is available about the MTA genera-
tion, and it only had a handful of subscribers.
9.1.15 1968: FCC Changes Its Position
In 1968 the FCC reconsidered its position, stating, ...