On This Day in Telephone History August 31ST 1962 TWX is cutover to Dial TWX Nationwide. The Bell System's Teletypewriter Exchange Service was cutover from manual to automatic dial operation on a nationwide basis. 54,000 TWX customers with data transmitter/receiver equipment were cutover from operator calling to direct dialing.

On This Day in Telephone History August 31ST 1962

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On This Day in Telephone History August 31ST 1962 TWX is cutover to Dial TWX Nationwide. The Bell System’s Teletypewriter Exchange Service was cutover from manual to automatic dial operation on a nationwide basis. 54,000 TWX customers with data transmitter/receiver equipment were cutover from operator calling to direct dialing.