Bell's telephone was not the first.\xa0Another competing company had a unique marketing method - bribing Congress.\xa0And Bell spent his life dealing with it.\xa0About the Pan-Electric Telephone Company.\xa0Also about citizens giving their money to the Treasury without the IRS asking.\xa0It has a longer history than you might think.\xa0From a bonus episode, recorded in 2018 but released in 2021 to the public site.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices