Telecommunications Professional Gifts

"Come in, Wilson. I've traded my phone for some booze. Just another unexpected consequence of the breakup of AT&T."

"You rang ?"

'I don't know what it is. I think it's some kind of old-fashioned cell phone.'

"I don't know why. I just suddenly felt like calling."

'No, Watson...I did not butt-dial you!'

Free Range Wifi.

Alexander Graham Bell sends the first text/sext message to Watson that says 'Mr. Waston, Come here. STOP. I want to see you. STOP. What are you wearing? STOP'

'Oh no, it's his answer machine again!'

"I can assure you sir, you're not 'talking to someone at a call centre in Pakistan'."

'Yeah, you have lips like Mick Jagger ... ok, back to the teleconference.'

Remorse code

Telephone companies fighting on a 'Fiber optic' cable

"This office is state of the art. Human error has been replaced by computer glitches."

Man on mobile phone has a bird sitting on the antenae.

"This is Harold Nordley speaking..."

'Yeah, I'm getting ready to make the announcement that the company is getting rid of our landlines and going exclusively cellular."

'And I don't appreciate being left on hold,with Motorhead's 'The ace of spades'!'

Bluetooth User - Nutter.

"Sorry, if you want a dial tone, there will be an extra charge on your phone bill"

RIP Telephone Landline

'What with smart cars and cell phones, we have created mobile telephone booths.'

'Your call is important to us...you are in a queue...your call is important to us...you are in a queue.'

'Sir, we're txting the enemy!'

'Remember, son, time is not money anymore - time is minutes.'

"How can we make cell phones more addictive?"

Before-You-Know-It-It'll-Be-Obsolete Communications.

"It's pretty sad when even I can't get a signal."

Cuba and Mobile Phones

Laws and mobile technology

"The line is busy, please try again later...."

"Bloody awful reception."

"I still miss the good old days....before everything went wireless!"

One of the problems with convincing lawmakers of the need for rural broadband access...

"So I called to complain about robots taking over when I realized I was talking to one!"

"If you phone it in at work, make sure you have unlimited data."