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 ...

Before smartphones, landline telephones were the way most people kept in touch. And until direct dialing became common, a switchboard operator's assistance was often needed to help with long-distance ...

On March 19, 1918, Miss Hortense Levy of Philadelphia received a telegraph instructing her to report for training in telephony, also known as telephone operation. According to historian Rebecca ...

In the 1950s people relied on newspapers, mail, radio, television, and land-line telephones for communication. There were no cell phones, electronic mail, or social media. The telephone was the only ...

When the telegraph was the primary means of instant communication in the United States, it regularly employed boys to operate its switches. Boys were nimble, the thinking went. They were quick. They ...

Early 20th-century advances in military communications-electronics technology provided the Army with additional opportunities to employ women. The Signal Corps, for example, used civilian women as ...

Operates switchboard; answers calls; assists callers with campus telephone numbers and other information. Assists users by dialing long distance numbers or connecting to long distance operator. Sets ...

When someone calls 911, the time it takes for paramedics to arrive can be the difference between life and death. Minnesota lawmaker Julie Sandstede knows this. She represents a rural area, where ...

Invariably, they reject calls, fail to offer proper answers to inquiries and delay processing of transactions. Scores of people who spoke to Khaleej Times blamed operators for failing to attend to ...