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99According to Harry H. Hud-», division commercial mana-tr (or Southern Bell, telephones lers will begin using the new Ail Number Calling** system on Sunday, Nov. 20. He explained that the system, called ANC (or short, will uso seven digit numbers instead o( a combination of letters and numbers.In explaining the change, he said that the nation is rapidly outgrowing the two letter, flve-digit numbering system used in many comminutes. One of the (actors contributing to the need (or a new system is the tremendous population growth, causing a great increase in the number o( telephones and telphone numbers. This is evidenced by the recent installation ot the millionth telephone in Louisiana (or Gov. Davis at Baton Rouge.The advantages of the new system are that confusion between numbers and letters on the dial will be eliminated. For example, the letter '*0'* and the figure **sero are often confused by dialers and wrong numbers result. It sometimes happens withthe letter **!** and the figure **eoe'* too. The new system does away with this difficulty and re- *suits in the mere accurate dialingaf iimhtrgProblems with spelling endpronunciation of central officeiifflfl Will haallmtaataiihaaanaaIn time all names will be eli-Nsv. 30 starts ft# big changeAt that time LePlace, Norco, St. Bernard, Kenner, Lafitte - and New Orleans central offices Magnolia, Tulane, Fairview, Express and Evergreen -- will be changed to seven-digit numbers.It's not time however to say goodbye to some of the familiar old names — Jackson, Twtn-brook. University, Vernon — which we are accustomed to using. These number will be changed at a date to be announced later.The question naturally arises as to Just how these changes will affect telephone subscribers. To answer this, let's see what happens to a business customer who has the telephone number JAckseu 9-8156. lathe first part of this year this customer was notified that his telephone number would be gh^g^iso that he could plan his orderingof printed matter with his telephone number on it to run out about the time of the change. This customer's number will appear inthe new telephone directory whichwill be delivered before Nov. 20as 529-8156.. The imique thing nbsnt this number change is that the samedialing is involved regardless of whether the dialing party in terms of JA 9-8156 nr 529-8156. Either way he reaches theright number.The offices te be changed and the new endue te be erstExpress, 529; Fairview. 282; Evergreen, 288; Kenner 4, 729;Kenner 7, 729; Kenner 71, 721; Norco. 764; LePlace, 652; ‘ Lafitte, 689, and St. Bernard, 682.Hudson explained that these changes are preliminary steps which will enable customerseventually to dial their own longdistance otaiioo-to-statien calls.In Lafayette, Lake Charles, Opelousas, Eunice, Crowley. Abbeville and New Iberia Direct Distance Dialing (DDD) will be introduced on Nev. 20.In New Orleans proper stoos are being taken to prepare the way for Direct Distance Dialing. A new building has bean erected at 3971 Erale Street which cast almost 2 million dollars; it will house aewequipmem which will make possible the dialing of distant numbers by customers. k also will provide far growth In the University, MidCUy. CunUu. ud (towiwwm business areas.525|OilEffective with the new directory, calls from New Orleanste Kenner and from Kaunar toNew (Means can be accempiisod by merely dialing the miKfr u U is limed in the directory. TkiaisaMn tree of calls between New(hrlnonssndft. Bernard.me tamnaaae rim »| pre--m u- -— M011win be Shangad la 539-*nVW
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Hammond Daily Item
Hammond, Louisiana, US
Tue, Nov 15, 1960
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