TELEPHONE SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES 



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Short Distance Toll Service 

 General 



To a large and increasing extent the toll messages are completed 

 and supervised by the local exchange operators who first answer the 

 subscriber's call, providing in this way toll service with the same 

 methods which are applied to local service and with comparable 



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OCEAN 



159 OFFICES IN SUBURBAN TOLL AREA 

 SCALE : 



Fig. 27 — New York suburban toll area indicating the number of offices in Metro- 

 politan and suburban districts. Population in the area 10.5 millions. Telephones in 

 the area 2.5 millions. 



speed. This method of operation is used for most of the toll business 

 up to a distance of 50 kilometers and to a considerable extent up to 

 100 kilometers. The use of this method includes the extensive sub- 

 urban areas around the large cities. Calls handled by this method 

 now amount to 650 million messages a year and its increasing use has 



