On This Day in Telephone History September 25TH 1956 the First Transatlantic Telephone Cable System (TAT-1) was inaugurated with a three-way telephone conversation between New York, Ottawa, and London.

On This Day in Telephone History September 25TH 1956

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On This Day in Telephone History September 25TH 1956 the First Transatlantic Telephone Cable System (TAT-1) was Inaugurated with a three-way telephone conversation between New York, Ottawa, and London.

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  • In New York were Frederick Kappel, President of AT&T; Cleo F. Craig, Chairman of the Board of AT&T; Oliver Buckley, President of AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories; and George McConnaughey, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
  • In Ottawa were Douglas F. Bowie, President of the Canadian Overseas Telecommunications Corporation; T.W. Edie, President of the Bell Telephone Company; Livingston T. Merchant, U.S. Ambassador to Canada; Mr. Neil Pritchard, the Deputy United Kingdom High Commissioner to Canada; and the honorable George C. Marler, the Minister of Transport for Canada.
  • In London were Dr. Charles Hill, the Postmaster General; and Sir Gordon Radley, Director General of the Post Office.

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