Using Television to Teach by Telephone

 

In 1963, a single teacher could personally instruct thousands of pupils in dozens of schools over special TV telephone lines. General Television & Electronics brought this modern form of educational television to the nation's schools through its own subsidiaries in 32 states. This advanced system used inexpensive TV cameras and receivers. Today, Zoom, for one, comes to mind.

Began in 1936, General Telephone & Electronics Corporation (later GTE Corporation), was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System (later AT&T). The company operated from 1926 until 2000, when it was acquired by Bell Atlantic with the combined company adopting the name, Verizon.