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There initially was no actual cost for ownership as you couldn't own a phone. The phones were rented as there were not any public telephone line networks or switchboard operators in place in the beginning. The cost back then was $10.00 a month which equates to about $215.00 a month (2012). Basically only the wealthy could afford this service.

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