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Dial-it services boom as info line era expands nationwide
Reporter Timothy Harper details the growth of dial-it information lines from early non dial phones to 900 numbers. AT T and New York Telephone reported billions in revenue from nearly half a billion calls covering weather, stock results, horoscopes, jokes and health tips.
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Timothy Harper
Associated Press
New York (Ap
New York Telephone
Jeanne Dixon
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Joyce Brothers
At&t
New York
Manhattan
Exchange
Jim Edwards
General Services Administration
Washington
Chicago