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Northwestern Bell plans 1928 Waterloo Cedar Falls telephony upgrade
The Northwestern Bell Telephone Co reports 1927 improvements in the Waterloo area costing $72,818 with $84,000 planned for 1928. Proposed next year include a Waterloo Cedar Falls trunk cable and Laf ayette street underground and aerial cable at $22,000 plus $50,000 in routine work and $12,000 for toll lines. The Cedar Falls trunk line will replace 23 open circuits and extend toll service, while new copper and toll facilities expand connections to Chicago Des Moines and Fort Dodge among others. Direct lines already reach Chicago Omaha and many Iowa towns with new circuits added in 1927.
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