Cellphones mark 40 years in Canada. A look back since the 1st call | Unpublished
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Author: Globalnews Digital
Publication Date: July 1, 2025 - 10:08

Cellphones mark 40 years in Canada. A look back since the 1st call

July 1, 2025
The first wireless call in Canadian history took place 40 years ago on July 1, 1985, when then-Toronto-mayor Art Eggelton called his Montreal counterpart Jean Drapeau.


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