Marconi University Marconi University Università degli studi Guglielmo Marconi (USGM), internationally referred to as Guglielmo Marconi University (GMU), is an online and research University based in Rome, Italy, and the first Italian Open University recognized by the Ministerial Decree of March 1, 2004. Guglielmo Marconi University was originally promoted by the Tertium Foundation, a consortium formed by "Cassa di Risparmio di Roma", the InterUniversity consortium FOR.COM “Formazione per la Comunicazione”, WIND Telecomunicazioni, "Cassa di Risparmio di Bologna" and CARISBO, NTA Srl, in Rome, Italy. The name of the atheneum originates from Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of long-distance radio transmission, and is one
First long-distance telephone line Downieville, California. The site is now a California Historical Landmark. The marker is inscribed: WORLD'S FIRST LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE LINE The first long-distance telephone in the world, built in 1877 by the Ridge Telephone Company, connected French Corral with French Lake, 58 miles away. It was operated by the Milton Mining Company from a building on this site that had been erected about 1853. First long-distance telephone line The world's first long-distance telephone line, established in 1877, connected French Corral with Bowman Lake (previously known as French Lake) at the headwaters of the Yuba River. It was strung across trees and