This vintage film demonstrates the procedures and techniques used by telephone operators for toll dialing. It covers the essential equipment, including the dialing key and tool, and illustrates how ...

In Garrison Keillor's "Lake Wobegon Days," there's a passage that describes the fictional Minnesota town's telephone operator, who was the go-to person to hear about news, gossip and goings-on around ...

They're still at it after 32 years: Their monthly "eat out" get-together followed by "Crazy Sevens," plugged together with stories from their days as telephone switchboard operators, such as of the ...

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 ...