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The first portable cellular phone call is made in New York City, United States of America (USA). Cellular phones became commerc
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South African History Online. (2012, March 30). The first portable cellular phone call is made in New York City, United States of America (USA). Cellular phones became commerc. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081124
South African History Online (2012) 'The first portable cellular phone call is made in New York City, United States of America (USA). Cellular phones became commerc', South African History Online, 30 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081124 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, The first portable cellular phone call is made in New York City, United States of America (USA). Cellular phones became commerc [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081124, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"The first portable cellular phone call is made in New York City, United States of America (USA). Cellular phones became commerc." South African History Online, 30 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081124. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The first portable cellular phone call is made in New York City, United States of America (USA). Cellular phones became commerc." South African History Online. March 30, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081124.
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