People streamed music, played fantasy football, and checked in with celebrities from their phones—sort of like how we do it today.
As America cruised into the 1990s, phones were no longer just for calling friends and family. Startups were harnessing new technology to turn them into tools for checking sports scores and playing fantasy football, listening to music, and connecting with their favorite celebrities. Pay-by-the-minute hotline numbers were on their way to becoming a billion-dollar industry—and giving millions of people their first taste of information and entertainment on demand.
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