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The telephone beeper or pager was invented in 1949 by Al Gros and in Jewish Hospital in New York it was first used.Until 1958, it was not approved for public use by FCC. In 1959, it was first named as pager by Motorola when the personal radio communications product was made by them.In the year 1974, the Motorolaâs Pageboy 1 was introduced which was the first pager to be consumer successful.n 1959, it was first named as pager by Motorola when the personal radio communications product was made by them. In the year 1974, the Motorolaâs Pageboy 1 was introduced which was the first pager to be consumer successful.
Its pagers account for more than 80% of the market, and at one time contributed as much as $2 billion to its top line. But as the prices of mobile phones fell, so did the popularity of pagers. Having sold some 2 million pagers since 1997, the units are no longer the revenue drivers they used to be. But an important legacy of the pager age will be the networks left in place.