reduxHistory of Telephones and Telephone switches (US focused). Includes MP3 sound samples for various telephone network sounds (busy, automated recordings, etc).
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A whole lot about Ma Bell, the Western Electric phones she built, and other Bell companies.
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All about the quirkly styled one-piece phone designed in the 1950s by Ericsson.
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Western Electric Rotary Prototypes
Guide to development of rotary phones at Western Electric.
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Want to know what kind of equipment or the location of the switch for any US phone number? This and lots of other detailed information is available here. My central office (CO) is on McCoppin St, in San Francisco, and I'm served by a Northern Telecom DMS100.
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This site is a lot less pretty to look at than LinkMad's, but it has more information, including trivia like bands with "area code" songs.
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LincMad Telephone Area Codes and Splits
Handy site for modern and historic area code information. See the map of the original 86 Numbering Plan Areas (NPAs) from 1947 or a modern map. Read the history of the splits and additions. Find out the status of future splits and overlays.
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