American Experience
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
Season 9 · Episode 5 ·
The Telephone
At first rented only "to persons of good breeding," seen as an expensive luxury for doctors and businessmen, within a decade the telephone had begun to transform American life. Trees gave way to telephone poles as operators known as "hello girls" began to connect a sprawling continent.
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Episode 5 of season 9 of American Experience: “The Telephone”. Aired 1997-02-03. Watch it online free on ZapFlix.