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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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an Officers Candidate School wrote: 34 Bell Telephone Magazine FEBRUARY The men at Camp cer-tainly appreciate what the Bell Tele-phone Co. is doing in keeping us incontact with our homes. Apart from the advantages men-tioned, attended service permits aconsiderably more efficient use oftrunk facilities between the reserva-tion and the local central office. Italso reduces the number of telephonesneeded, since they are used more effi-ciently; i.e., the telephone is in useonly when both parties are ready totalk. large establishments will have morethan one attended location. The facilities provided at attendedlocations often include a two-positionswitchboard serving eight to twelvetelephones—although larger installa-tions with as many as five positionsand 25 telephones are being provided.Where the operating attendants can-not handle the full load, one or morenon-operating attendants are oftenadded to record calls, look up routes,rates, and telephone numbers, andcollect payment for calls.
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The girl in the foreground, at this camps busy attended location, is get-ting information from the rate-and-route guide to speed a soldiers call Attended service is now offered atwell over 100 locations in militaryand naval establishments (generallythose over 5,000 men) and it is prob-able that the number will soon benearly doubled. Most of the very To meet the soldiers and sailors*needs, it has been found desirable tooperate the attended stations usuallyfrom about 5 to 10 or 11 P.M. onweekdays and during busy periods onSaturdays and Sundays. However, 1943 Service for Service Men 3S the hours are generally governed bythe local situation, and in some casesattended service is offered all day.During periods when the attendantsare not on duty, the telephones arefrequently connected through to the well ordered. Loud-speakers areused to announce calls to men inother parts of the building and tomen outside—where there may bebenches to make waiting still morecomfortable in warm weather. KAL

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