Yes, having been in telecom, I know way too much about this.
1951 – With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.
@Iceman_Bob Oh, that is awesome!
@b4cks4w Yes, they milked that cow for far too long. @LiberalLibrarian
@Lindy @LiberalLibrarian
$.10 per SMS
*spits*
I can go on and on but this is a family friendly-ish site.
@b4cks4w I remember. No need to enumerate for me. @LiberalLibrarian
@Lindy @LiberalLibrarian
Sorry, I know many of us have the scars. I hold grudges way too long. Then again, what's up with rural internet?
@b4cks4w SOS. We can't get it and have to get internet from T-Mobile, if you please.
@b4cks4w You and me both. It's one of the life lessons I learned early on and has made me something of a cynic with big corporations. @LiberalLibrarian
@LiberalLibrarian dad worked for the phone company. one of his first jobs was traveling through the south converting candlestick phones to dial phones. he brought this home from work when I was 2 as my first toy