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Thomas Farely

Tom has produced privateline.com since 1995. He is now a freelance technology writer who contributes regularly to the site.

His knowledge of telecommunications has served, most notably, the American Heritage Invention and Technology Magazine and The History Channel.
His interview on Alexander Graham Bell will air on the History Channel the end of 2006.

Ken Schmidt

Ken is a licensed attorney who has worked in the tower industry for seven years. He has managed the development of broadcast towers nationwide and developed and built cell towers.

He has been quoted in newspapers and magazines on issues regarding cell towers and has spoke at industry and non-industry conferences on cell tower related issues.

He is recognized as an expert on cell tower leases and due diligence processes for tower acquisitions.

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March 11, 2005

Posted by Tom Farley & Mark van der Hoek at 11:44 PM

The first cellular radio telephone system

On January, 1969 the Bell System made commercial cellular radio operational. Aboard a train. Using payphones. Motorola built the radio gear which Western Electric designed and AT&T installed.

Retired AT&T employee John Winward was a lead person on the Metroliner installation, known by Bell as the "High Speed Train Project." He recounts for privateline.com many good details about the train and about early cellular development. Please click here to read his story. (internal link.) This is a rough draft, we may add more later.

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