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The landline phone is making a modest comeback. In my house, it never left

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On March 23, 1959, some five months after my family moved to Williamstown, Charles H. Dean, chairman of what was then called the Board of Selectmen, put through the town’s first call on a “dial” telephone.

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The landline phone is making a modest comeback. In my house, it never left

On March 23, 1959, some five months after my family moved to Williamstown, Charles H. Dean, chairman of what was then called the Board of Selectmen, put through the town’s first call on a “dial” telephone.

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The Berkshire Eagle broke the news on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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