Business practices United Wireless Telegraph Company
united wireless commercial radio operator graynella packer aboard s.s. mohawk in 1910 — first female shipboard radio operator.
because primary objective of united wireless sale of worthless stock @ inflated prices, day-to-day operations used loss leader gaining publicity, , driving legitimate competitors out of business starving them of revenue. shipboard installations , operators provided united @ nominal rental cost or free. while crude industry standards, united equipment efficient enough provide adequate service main clientele of coastwise shipping along united states, united, starting base along gulf , atlantic coasts, expanded dominate pacific coast , great lakes, absorbing series of smaller firms in process.
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