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Posted by Diamond Dave on April 16, 2008, 10:39 pm
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All of this talk about Step by Step reminds me of Nates, Quebec
Canada. Nates (pronounced "Not"), as far as telephone fans are aware
of, was the last electro-mechanical switching system in the PSTN. It
went digital in 2002.
The last ones in the United States that I'm aware of were old GTE and
United Telephone in the midwest and Hawaii. All of these went digital
in 1999.
For a fully narrated review of Nates, check out Phone Trips at:
http://www.phonetrips.com
For some sample sounds of Nates and other Step by Step switching
systems, check out Telephone World's old (vintage) sounds section:
http://www.dmine.com/phworld/sounds/vintage/
Dave
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