The Effect of Users on the Development of the Telegraph and Telephone

From the 19th century to the early 20th century, Stahl believes governance and political decisions have mainly influenced the post office, telegraph and telephone development. In some respects it is accurate, but this view is too narrow for forgetting the impact of users (individuals and organizations) on the development of various technologies. It also disregards the fact that users of the system may influence the government through voting or lobbying, so they can be held responsible only to the government against the star's decision.

Historical development: BT started the first commercial telecommunications service in the 19th century. At that time, the state managed all telegrams and phones. All telecommunications companies have been submitted to the post office for management. British telegraph and telephone services are provided by the general post office (GPO) and compete with a number of private enterprises. In 1896, the GPO took over the private sector and became the exclusive supplier of telegraph and telephone service in 1912. The GPO operated and developed the UK telephone division until 1965 when the UK government established the "organization management group" "post office".

Like telegraph, telephone development is also a product of private investment. Phone patents were originally offered to Western Union Telegraph Company. Their refusal showed a general attitude during this period. Telegraph provides sufficient communication service and there was no actual telephone request. After this refusal, Bell and his partner began to implement development strategies to maximize power and manage products. Therefore, one of the key concepts established by Bell Telephone in mid-1877 was ownership and management of equipment and services. By providing rental equipment and permits to local franchise merchants, the company eliminates the obligation to attract continuous revenue and build wiring, distribution boards and connections. In addition, as rental equipment is entirely made by the company, we guarantee that rules of supremacy will not change for more than a century.