Connection between two or more people over a telephone network
"Phone call" redirects here. For other uses, see The Phone Call (disambiguation).
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An early 20th century candlestick telephone used for a phone call
A telephone call or telephone conversation (or telcon[1][a]), also known as a phone call or voice call (or simply a call), is a connection over a telephone network between the called party and the calling party. Telephone calls started in the late 19th century. As technology has improved, a majority of telephone calls are made over a cellular network through mobile phones or over the internet with Voice over IP.[2] Telephone calls are typically used for real-time conversation between two or more parties, especially when the parties cannot meet in person.
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