A telephone switchboard and its operator in 1935. (Source: Library of Congress) During his 77 years, Dennis Hall has seen a lot of changes in rural communications. More than that, he’s lived those ...

Eventually to become affectionately known as “Old Betsy,” a Western Electric TBX-556A telephone switchboard went into service in 1958 in West Milford Town Hall to facilitate communication in the ...

HINES, Minn. — The earliest telephone systems connected people, eased some of the loneliness and isolation of homesteaders who lived far from other family members, provided alarms in times of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As Denver’s oldest operating bar, My Brother’s Bar never had an automated phone system, online ordering or reservations before the pandemic. Like the age of ...

Is the PSTN Still in Use? Yes, but There Are Better Options Your email has been sent Explore the ongoing use of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and ...