Cell Phone Industry Hits 25
Happy 25th Birthday, cell phone industry—you don’t look a day over 24. CNET News reports on how it all started with the Motorola DynaTAC (pictured), the first commercial cell phone. It was a 2.5-pound behemoth that cost $3,995, plus $50 a month to activate service, plus 40 cents per minute at peak hours and 24 cents per minute at off-peak hours.
“What a difference 25 years makes. In 1984, a year after Ameritech Mobile launched its service, the company had signed up about 12,000 subscribers,” the article said.
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