Etisalat turns 50: Remember landlines, modems and your first mobile phone?

' will be the second chapter in the series Remember your first mobile phone? There was a time when one telephone served an entire household, important phone numbers were committed to memory and making a call sometimes meant waiting your turn.

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Do you still remember your first mobile number?

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The opening chapter returns to an era when one telephone could serve an entire household.

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