1915: THE NEW JERSEY BELL TELEPHONE BUILDING

MA BELL: WHERE ARE YOU NOW THAT WE NEED YOU? THE NEW JERSEY BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY! HOW I MISS YOU! DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU COULD CALL THE OPERATOR BY DIALING "O," TALK TO A REAL LIVE COURTEOUS PERSON? DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOUR PHONE SERVICE WAS INTERRUPTED FOR WHATEVER REASON, AND WHEN YOU CALLED NEW JERSEY BELL TELEPHONE FOR REPAIRS, THAT FAMILIAR OLIVE GREEN TRUCK WOULD BE OUT ON YOUR POLE WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO? DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU DIALED THE PHONE AND SOMEONE ON THE OTHER END ACTUALLY ANSWERED YOUR CALL, AND YOU DIDN''T GET THAT STUPID....."ALL OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE BUSY.....YOUR CALL IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US....PLEASE STAY ON THE LINE FOR THE FIRST AVAILABLE REPRESENTATIVE." AND THEN WE GET SERENADED WITH
ANNOYING AND NOISY MUSIC?
WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY!