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first official mobile telephone call in the UK blue plaque

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first official mobile telephone call in the UK blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: The first official mobile telephone call in the UK was made to Vodafone offices close to this site on 1st January 1985 Recorded plaque organisation: Newbury Society, Newbury Town Council.
The first official mobile telephone call in the UK was made on January 1, 1985, marking the beginning of widespread mobile phone usage in the country and signifying a technological milestone.

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Photo: Newbury Town Council on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0