Historedia
Person

Tivadar Puskás

Events
2
Episodes
6
Years
1878–1894

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Tivadar Puskás, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. First commercial telephone exchange opens in New Haven

    1878

    Role: Proposed the telephone exchange concept in 1877

    1. 1878 · New HavenDistrict Telephone Company Operations

      The District Telephone Company of New Haven began operations in 1878, creating the first exchange, directory, and public phone.

    2. January 1878 · New HavenOpening of the First Commercial Exchange

      Coy designed and built the first commercial US telephone exchange, opening in New Haven in January 1878.

  2. The Telefon Hírmondó telephone news service begins in Budapest

    1893–1894

    Role: Founder and Inventor

    1. 15 February 1893 · Central OfficeLaunch of the Telephone Newspaper

      The service began operating in February 1893 with 60 subscribers, inaugurated by a message from founder Tivadar Puskás.

    2. 2 March 1893 · Ministry of TradeRequest for Formal Authorization

      Puskás requested formal authorization from the Hungarian Minister of Trade in March 1893, following two weeks of operation.

    3. March 1893 to September 1894 · BudapestSale to István Popper

      Following Puskás's death, Albert Puskás sold the service and patent rights to engineer István Popper during ongoing negotiations.

    4. September to October 1894 · 22 Kerepesi streetImplementation of Regulatory Conditions

      Popper accepted conditions requiring pre-approved content and regular reporting to the Budapest Royal Prosecutor and Police Department.

Sources

  1. Telephone exchange Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
  2. Telefon Hírmondó Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-11