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Old 01-28-2012, 04:22 PM
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"Dial "0" for operator and actually getting one personally that will put your call through."

Between high school and college I worked for Directory Assistance at Cincinnati Bell. I worked in long distance (555-1212); we actually sat in cubbies surrounded by about 20 phone books and actually did look up the number for you. In my dept we covered two area codes and had a rotary dial on the wall to call small towns which we had no directory for. The caller stayed on the line while we spoke to the other operator. "Oh, Jim Brown on Main Street. I know his brother. His number is...."