Question

*Understanding the Power of the Telephone (continued)*

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Answer 1

The telephone greatly transformed communication regionally and nationally, allowing for instant communication over larger distances and enabling urban sprawl. The breakup of AT&T in 1982 facilitated an explosion of innovation in telecommunication.

Step-by-step explanation:

The telephone, patented in 1876, greatly transformed communication both regionally and nationally. By allowing instant communication over larger distances at any given time, growing telephone networks made urban sprawl possible. In 1982, government litigation split up AT&T into a number of local phone companies, a long-distance phone company, and a phone equipment manufacturer, leading to an explosion of innovation in the field of telecommunication.