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I was told by an electrical engineer that if we still had to route calls this way there wouldn't be enough women in the country to do it.
SepherStar 2 months ago
@traffety LOL.
therealandycook 6 months ago
@elgavilan2000 Surely.
reward415 7 months ago
@reward415 Unless you have digital/voice over ip phone service. Then the calls are routed over the internet, which is done by your router, and every router and switch between both points of access. (think those u-verse/fios boxes outside of a lot of neighborhoods)
elgavilan2000 7 months ago
@elgavilan2000 The box on the street is where cable pairs terminate. No switching is done there. And your blue box is a wifi router. Calls are still switched at the central office, as they have been for years, but with digital technology.
reward415 7 months ago
I worked at Bay Avenue, Patchogue, Long Island (long distance) from '68 thru '71. This really brings back how regimented and no-nonsense it was. The best part was the great union protection and wages. For me, it was just a job while I was in college, but it was providing a great career for all the women I worked with at the time. Thanks for the posts!
wamy49 7 months ago
Narrated by no other than the late great Jane Barbe.
dmine45 1 year ago
Ziptrivia, also loved your post "I have to dial my own phone? Parts 1 & 2. Found that a couple of weeks ago. What a hoot. I collect and love telephone memorabilia. So this stuff is great.
grafonolafavorite 1 year ago
I started as a landline operator in 1969 at Northern Ohio Telephone Co. which became GTE about 1970. Pay was about $1.50 an hour. I was 18. I remember the job fondly but it wasn't easy. It was a very strict job. The supervisors were not allowed to sit. Had to stand behind us. And never once did I say surely. It is now Verizon since about 2005. Thanks Ziptrivia.
grafonolafavorite 1 year ago
They're so nice to each other. Now it would be more like, "I ain't doin' your work, skank!"
c0t0d0s7 1 year ago