. Bell telephone magazine . tion. The ticket is then handed to a circuit operator who is han-dling traffic over the radio circuit required for this call. Herfirst step is to familiarize herself with the particulars, so thatshe may deal with it intelligently. It Reaches a Foreign ShoreAs she casts a practiced eye over the ticket, the circuit oper-ator draws on no small fund of geographic and telephonic detailconcerning that part of the world with which she works. It isnecessary for her to recognize, for example, cities which aregenerally known in the United States by other than their nativename
. Bell telephone magazine . tion. The ticket is then handed to a circuit operator who is han-dling traffic over the radio circuit required for this call. Herfirst step is to familiarize herself with the particulars, so thatshe may deal with it intelligently. It Reaches a Foreign ShoreAs she casts a practiced eye over the ticket, the circuit oper-ator draws on no small fund of geographic and telephonic detailconcerning that part of the world with which she works. It isnecessary for her to recognize, for example, cities which aregenerally known in the United States by other than their nativenames—Vienna for Wien, Leghorn for Livorno, Munich forMiinchen. Calls may be filed by either name. The principalcentral office prefixes in the large cities, the particular way inwhich street addresses are given in foreign lands, the impor-tance of certain identifications such as the postal district lettersin London and the arrondissement numbers in Paris, the variousways in which Incorporated in company names is expressed, 92. A Section of the American Telephone and Telegraph Companys Overseas Switchboard in NewYork at which Are Handled Calls to Europe, to Bermuda, to the More Distant Countries of South America, and to Ships at Sea.
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