File:Bell telephone magazine (1922) (14755721342).jpg

Identifier: belltelephonemag4344amerrich (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
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
ly aware ofthis because of our long term efforts toassure that when one part of the networkgoes out another is ready to take its place—swiftly and automatically. It is not possible to categorize preciselythe expenditures affecting continuity of service and survivability, since this workis integrated with our regular construc-tion program. It is not something that isdone on top of, or in addition to, ourother work, but is part and parcel of ourday-to-day activities. Suffice it to saythat the investment in time, money andmanpower is considerable. It is also im-portant and necessary. The Bell System construction programincreases jobs and has a beneficial impacton our entire economy. Moreover, the in-vestment in capital spending throughoutthe Systems history has resulted in bet-ter quality service—and at lower rates.The American public has been the bene-ficiary of this program. Telephone service today is a betterbargain than yesterday and within aprice range that encourages a more ex-
Text Appearing After Image:
the BEll SVSTEm (onsTRUCTion PRocRiim tensive use of communication services bythe general public and government. Let us look at the reduction in realcost of residential service since 1940. In1940 it took a factory worker 5.8 hoursto earn enough for one months basictelephone service. At that time, less than40 per cent of the households in theUnited States had telephone service. The1940-1960 period shows a decline in thereal cost of residential service and an in-crease in households with telephone serv-ice. Today, residential service can bepurchased with slightly over two hourswork and generally provides greatly en-larged local calling areas. Householdswith service have risen to 83 per cent. ■j Even more dramatic has been thereduction in real cost of long dis-tance calls. In 1940 it took a factoryworker ten hours to earn enough to makea three-minute daytime call to San Fran-cisco from Washington, D. C. This per-son today will work one hour to earn theprice of this call and will comple

Note About Images