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Identifier: belltelephonemag22amerrich (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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y If he Is a new-comer, will want to know which build-ings have public telephones. Thatmeans signs must be provided—out-side directional signs as well as signsto designate the buildings with pub-lic telephones. In large rooms or know what his call will cost. Cardsor posters showing rates to frequentlycalled points are usually postedprominently at station locations. Facilities for obtaining change arevery important at each public tele-phone location. Wherever possible,unattended public telephones are putIn or near service clubs, post ex- 32 Bell Telephone Magazine FEBRUARY changes, ships stores, and otherplaces where change is readily ob-tainable. In some cases it has beenfound desirable for the telephonecompany to provide representativesto make change. In other instances. cope, with satisfactorily than the rushto place calls which ordinarily occursin the early evening hours. This isdue largely to the fact that fromearly morning to evening the men arebusy learning how to fight a war.
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Comfortable furnishings and a pleasant atmosphere are all a part ofgiving the men in camp good telephone service suitable arrangements for makingcliange have been made with theArmy or Navy people. Since public telephones are gener-ally in locations where large numbersof men congregate, booths are almostalways necessary to exclude noise andto insure privacy. Care and attention are given, ofcourse, to such matters as appearanceof booths and equipment, and theprovision of such accessories as lights,fans, and seats. Advantages of Attended Service Probably no piiasf, of the serviceproblem at these military and navalestablishments is more difficult to Also, it is in the evening that Motherand Dad, wife or girl friend are morelikely to be home. During the evening, then, boothsand circuits are most likely to becomecongested, and the stage is well setfor serious crowding and long wait-ing. The remedy is not as simple asjust adding more facilities. In fact,just putting in more plant is practi-c

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