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Time To Live Ma Bell Aint What She Used To Be
A column laments Bell Telephone outages during a two hour busy signal, failing operator help, and lack of information after a tornado cuts lines. The writer discovers Missouri’s area served by United Telephone, an independent that still connects to Bell for long distance. The piece questions Bell’s responsiveness and urges clearer outage reporting.
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