Central Office Operators

Operate telephone switchboard to establish or assist customers in establishing local or long-distance telephone connections.

Job Task

• Observes signal light on switchboard, plugs cords into trunk-jack, and dials or presses button to make connections.
• Consults charts to determine charges for pay-telephone calls.
• Inserts tickets in calculagraph (time-stamping device) to record time of toll calls.
• Requests coin deposits for calls.
• Calculates and quotes charges on long-distance connections.
• Gives information regarding subscribers' telephone numbers.

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