Martin Cooper made the first call from a mobile phone.

1973 – The first mobile phone call was placed in New York City

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (use of hand-held cellular telephone while operating a motor vehicle)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (use of hand-held telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle)

C-323 — Mr. Pacetti (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel) — An Act to amend the Criminal Code (use of hand-held cellular telephone while operating a motor vehicle)

It is illegal to use a handheld cell phone or other mobile electronic device while driving or while stopped on the roadways in the state of Connecticut.

60 percent of American drivers admit to texting while driving, and 70 percent admit to using a handheld cell phone while driving.

The cellular telephone radio transmitting device may be a hand-held cellular telephone (14), and the radiation emanating component may be an internal (12) or external antenna (12') or any other electromagnetic radiation source, such as a transmitter.