Recognizing May 7, 2026, as Alexander Graham Bell and AT&T Day in the City of Philadelphia on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the first successful phone call and the ultimate founding of AT&T, as well as the first broad public demonstration of the telephone later that year at the Centennial World's Fair in the City of Philadelphia.

Recognizing May 7, 2026, as Alexander Graham Bell and AT&T Day in the City of Philadelphia on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the first successful phone call and the ultimate founding of AT&T, as well as the first broad public demonstration of the telephone later that year at the Centennial World's Fair in the City of Philadelphia. WHEREAS, Whether in government, commerce, or public safety, one thing has been essential through every era of progress: the ability to communicate quickly, clearly, and reliably; and WHEREAS, On March 10, 2026, AT&T marked the 150th Anniversary of the first successful telephone call - a breakthrough that changed how people connect across distance and strengthened communities and accelerated economic and civic life; and WHEREAS, In 1876, at America’s first official World’s Fair, the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated his invention, the telephone; and WHEREAS, On November 14, 1878, the first commercial telephone exchange in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania opened in Philadelphia through the Bell Telephone Company, bringing a new kind of connection to homes, businesses, and institutions; and WHEREAS, As communications evolved, Philadelphia remained central to its expansion. On October 1, 1930, the first interstate connection for the police teletypewriter network opened between New York City, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, improving cross-state coordination and helping law enforcement share critical inform…