On This Day in Telephone History October 12TH 1965 A Bell System Designed Wideband Data Transmission System Connecting LASA (Large Aperture Seismic Array) was Dedicated.
Dedication ceremonies for Project LASA (Large Aperture Seismic Array) were held in Billings, MT. Project LASA was developed by Lincoln Laboratories in Massachusetts to permit detecting underground nuclear explosions anywhere in the world and consists of 21 underground sites scattered over a 600 square mile area. A Bell System designed wideband data transmission system connects the sites to a central computer in Billings, MT.