MI SR0099

Recognizes March 10, 2026 as the 150th anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell's first telephone call to Thomas Watson on March 10, 1876

Notes Michigan's telecommunications history, including the first Michigan telephone switchboard opening in Detroit on August 5, 1878, and Michigan Bell Telephone Company's creation on January 10, 1881

Acknowledges subsequent milestones including the first transcontinental call between New York and San Francisco in 1915 and the first transatlantic call in 1927

Honors the innovators, engineers, and workers who advanced communications technology over 150 years

Directs that a copy of the resolution be transmitted to AT&T in recognition of this historic milestone