The City Council has adopted a resolution to recognize May 7, 2026, as Alexander Graham Bell and AT&T Day in Philadelphia, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first successful phone call and the first public demonstration of the telephone at the Centennial World's Fair in Philadelphia. This resolution affects the city's recognition of historical events and figures. It is a symbolic gesture to honor the significance of these events in Philadelphia's history.

Recognizing May 7, 2026, as Alexander Graham Bell and AT&T Day in the City of Philadelphia on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the first successful phone call and the ultimate founding of AT&T, as well as the first broad public demonstration of the telephone later that year at the Centennial World's Fair in the City of Philadelphia.