After Alexander Graham Bell’s 1876 invention, the growth of the telephone was rapid. Initially, the phone was used like telegraph to send messages one way. Businesses saw the benefits and reorganized around the telephone. Salespeople reported in by phone, and manufacturing plants separated from headquarters. Although such use was at first discouraged by the phone companies, social chatting soon became common. In 1908, a company introduced a service for direct delivery of music on demand into a person’s home. Homes subscribed for eighteen