One day every major city in america will have a telephone.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker predicted universal telephone access in American cities.
- In plain terms
- He believed telephones would become common in every big city.
- What can you take from it?
- Technology often spreads faster than expected.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What current tech will be ubiquitous soon?
Another view
Predictions often fail to account for barriers to adoption.
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