09.01.2001 Today

The internet and digital services were in a stage of rapid, formative growth.

: Traditional services still held sway; for example, telecommunications commissions were still issuing orders for basic features like Visual Call Waiting and Call Display . 🕊️ The "Pre-9/11" Atmosphere 09.01.2001

: International focus was largely on consolidating the end of the Cold War and managing internal domestic issues in the U.S. and Russia, unaware of the imminent shift toward the Global War on Terror. The internet and digital services were in a

: Many look back at early September 2001 as a time before the deep political and social divisions that characterized the following decades, wishing for a return to the sense of community and neighborly kindness felt just before the national tragedy. 09.01.2001