. Bell telephone magazine . ectly with each other. For some years the Western Elec-tric Company, as well as other manu-facturers, has supplied radiotele-phone equipment for private systemsowned by police departments. In 1945, some of the Bell System operating companies began to explorethe field of leasing private mobileradiotelephone systems. As in theprivate-line services regularly offeredby the telephone companies—such astelephone, teletypewriter, telegraph—all facilities, both fixed and mobile,are provided and maintained by thetelephone company under contract,for the individual use of the c
. Bell telephone magazine . ectly with each other. For some years the Western Elec-tric Company, as well as other manu-facturers, has supplied radiotele-phone equipment for private systemsowned by police departments. In 1945, some of the Bell System operating companies began to explorethe field of leasing private mobileradiotelephone systems. As in theprivate-line services regularly offeredby the telephone companies—such astelephone, teletypewriter, telegraph—all facilities, both fixed and mobile,are provided and maintained by thetelephone company under contract,for the individual use of the cus-tomer. Today, less than three years afterthe first installation, some 30 state,county, and municipal police agenciesare leasing private systems from Belltelephone companies. These systemsinvolve more than 1000 radio-equipped vehicles. Many more sys-tems are being actively considered. There are many advantages, thesecustomers believe, in leasing suchsystems from the telephone companyrather than establishing privately-. i
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