. Bell telephone magazine . ension of the cablenetwork—all these measures combineto make the outside plant more nearlyinvulnerable and bring it closer tothat elusive goal of day-in and day-cut uninterrupted service. Through the years, in fact from itsvery beginnings, the Bell System hasstriven to build lines which wouldwithstand the compelling grip of icewherever ice storms might be ex-pected; to build lines which wouldgive service when ice has broughthighway traffic to a standstill, immo-bilized whole communities, and puta special value on telephone com-munication. Each year sees telephoneser
. Bell telephone magazine . ension of the cablenetwork—all these measures combineto make the outside plant more nearlyinvulnerable and bring it closer tothat elusive goal of day-in and day-cut uninterrupted service. Through the years, in fact from itsvery beginnings, the Bell System hasstriven to build lines which wouldwithstand the compelling grip of icewherever ice storms might be ex-pected; to build lines which wouldgive service when ice has broughthighway traffic to a standstill, immo-bilized whole communities, and puta special value on telephone com-munication. Each year sees telephoneservice more nearly proof against thesudden onslaught of these degree of success in this long-drawn battle against ice and its ally,wind, has been far greater than thecasual observer may realize. Failuresoccur, yes; but it must be rememberedthat it is the failures which make vic-tories go unsung. Some of the problems that are metand some of the measures which have 232 Bell Telephone Quarterly OCTOBER ^^--•^i ^^..
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