Sunday, May 26, 2013

Automated Telephone Exchange Goes Live in Bowie

May 26, 1938 (75 years ago today):  The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company activated Bowie's first telephone dial system.  The switching equipment was housed in this building at 13108 11th Street in Old Bowie - the current home of the Bowie Lions.  For the first time in Bowie, a telephone call could be made without the assistance of an operator.


Posted by Bowie Mike at 11:14 AM
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  1. Akmos17June 23, 2014 at 3:28 AM

    It was more than an crypto unit, but also included voice codec and modem functions.ip pbx

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  2. Eliaz BethJuly 5, 2014 at 12:13 AM

    The switching equipment was housed in this building at 13108 11th Street in Old Bowie - the current home of the Bowie Lions. mypbx

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