Lee Cook and Houston bankers Jesse Jones and William T. Carter founded Phonoscope in 1953.
[1] In 1954, Cook invented the Phonoscope instrument (LightCar TM), a two-way audio and video communications device and forerunner to videoconferencing.
In 1962, the Texas Attorney General granted Phonoscope public utility rights for voice and video communications.
By 1989, Phonoscope had completed its large-scale fiber optic ring for Ethernet transport in Houston, encompassing all the major central business districts and the Medical Center.
[5] Phonoscope Fiber now offers FiberTV, a streaming IPTV service with local, business, and cable channels.