132 years ago on June 20, 1881, Russia's first public telephone cable was installed in Nizhny Novgorod. Spanning 1,547 meters, the phone line linked Georgievskaya pier with the offices of a local steamship company.
Today in History, June 20

132 years ago on June 20, 1881, Russia's first public telephone cable was installed in Nizhny Novgorod. Spanning 1,547 meters, the phone line linked Georgievskaya pier with the offices of a local steamship company.