Identifier: bellvol24telephonemag00amerrich (find matches)
Title: Bell telephone magazine
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: American Telephone and Telegraph Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Information Dept
Subjects: Telephone
Publisher: (New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., etc.)
Contributing Library: Prelinger Library
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0 mil-lion calls handled annually speed upall of the social, commercial, and in-dustrial activities of the nation, andthus add immeasurably to its abilityto wage war. Telephone men andwomen are in the fortunate positionof being able—short of actually serv-ing in the armed services—to helpspeed victory by doing their best,day in and day out, on their regularjobs. Most questions relating to futureplans have to do with the kind ofprojects to be undertaken and thespeed with which they are expectedto get under way. The kind of proj-ects ahead can be stated with reason-able assurance. The speed with Bell Telephone Magazine SPRING which they will be undertaken can-not, however, be accurately foreseen.The flow of available men, materials,and money and the level of businessconditions will control the speed withwhich the job is done. pedients adopted only for thewar period. 4. Providing improved equipmenton customers premises. 5. Strengthening the long distancenetwork, including provision I
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The lineman at the left is making a rolled sleeve joint. There will be need tor manymore circuits in the post-war period A birds-eye view of the outstand-ing projects ahead is as follows: 1. Catching up with requests forservices now held in abeyancebecause of lack of facilities. 2. Catching up with plant short-ages to provide for the volumeof business presently being han-dled. 3. Replacements of temporary ex- for television and the use ofradio facilities. 6. Extension and improvement ofrural telephone service. 7. Replacement of manual equip-ment by dial equipment forlocal service. 8. Provision of equipment for op-erator dialing on toll circuits. 9. Provision of equipment for 1945 Looking Ahead in the Bell System 7 subscriber dialing of toll callswhere applicable. 10. Extension of service in suchfields as service to motor ve-hicles, overseas telephone serv-ice, etc. 11. Provision for growth. Some details on each of theseprojects are outlined in the followingparagraphs. Bell System comp

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