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The history of prepaid phone cards
| Added: 10-12-2005 Author: Garrett Friedman Category: Telecommunications |
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Only a few months later, in early 1976 came the launch of a phone card first. Cards are printed on thin card and magnetic strip as a result of the lack of dealing with currency. Enter the user will pay phones and phone cards will begin to reduced minutes for your card. Like many new products, difficulties arise from the first group of phone cards. They are packed with a thin row > public phone.
One year after the introduction of their phone cards, new things scattered on the continent. In 1977 Austria, France, Sweden and Britain is the first in Europe to cope with the new phone card system.
About five years later in 1982, Prepaid phone cards were introduced in Japan. Same with Europe, Japan is also a coin shortage problem. Therefore, using a calling card is a simple solution to their problems. Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Company telephone communication popular in Japan, was the first company to release the phone card. They were sold throughout the Subway Tokyo and Osaka.
Since the discovery of a phone card, companies throughout Europe and Japan continue to work to improve the quality. First in 1984 Chip-based smart cards introduced in France.
After nearly ten years, the east has been successfully using a phone card was introduced to America in 1987 with World Telecom Group. Siemens and General Electric was involved in the distribution of cards. Using their technology, they have created magstripe, which is an increase from the European version of the smart card. Magstripe usually seen today in the back of the loan, and the magnetic strip. The magstripe contains various types of information, including name, card number, address and much more.
Development and practicality calling card continues to grow. In 1988 Dr. Steve Hiscocks came together first call the card catalog. It is distributed in the UK prepaid phone card collectors.
The next year, major U.S. telecom operator AT & T Prepaid Calling Card to join the world. They started calling card merchandise masses.
Only two years after the popular calling cards (1989) in the contiguous United States Hawaii released.
In 1990 the New York regional Bell Operating Company (RBOC) invented the telephone first non magstripe card. This new find phone card works like a phone card today. They require dialing a toll free access number and use a PIN (Personal Identification Number) and put the bill on your account. The new system offers more flexibility and phone cards. Allows use of any other country phone.
In the next few years, a phone card to work. In 1992 most telecommunications companies have released a brand of their own phone card. Cards are no longer using the magstripe and actually switched access and PIN number.
If the dot com, the phone card market exploded. Industry-wide revenues reached 12 million dollars. While sales for the coming year is expected to double. Only one year later in the year 1993 sales of high unpredicted calling card to reach $25 million. Sales continued to grow through the mid 90's to $650 million in 1995.
Between 1996 and 2000 sales continued to increase exponentially increased more than $3 billion.
Different markets and potential customers unlimited calling card industry has skyrocketed. In the year 2000 even basic communications companies have issued their own calling card. CAN can be found on the internet or the post office, super market, easily store and gas station.
Then in 2001 the sector last longer and be the first mobile phone Prepaid. Work is similar to calling card. And all prepaid phone minutes. Tues recharge prepaid users to buy their phone cards.
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