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Show sill -'Mlvil I ' ' '": ': " "r I It ' f :: HN v ip. l - ' 1 s '' i ' :::;::,iisi v. x n 1 t , - - - ll i i nn i yJ"? tnttfir, NEW FEATURES The speed and efficiency of Davis Counts Coun-ts telephone system has been tremen-Dusly tremen-Dusly improved with the recent installa-on installa-on of a computerized communications stem. COMMISSION Chairman Glen W. Flint '(plains, "Our old system had nearly wched its capacity for growth. So we Jiose a new system that is geared to meet k) only our current and future needs but is jso cost effective in terms of manpower rficiency." The Bell unit, known as Dimension 400, provides many new standard features ?hich can be used without having a multi-uilon multi-uilon telephone. For example, you can ansfer a call, hold a three-way conversa-on conversa-on or forward your calls to another loca-wn. loca-wn. v "ANOTHER GREAT time-saver is cal-:i cal-:i Automatic Call-Back." the commis-ioner commis-ioner observed. "If you're getting a con-inual con-inual busy signal, you can dial a code and Ihe number you're trying to reach: When he line is free, your phone automatically , alls you back and completes the connection." connec-tion." Some 200 Davis County employees were Recent classes showing Davis County employees how to use new telephone features were given by Mountain Bell to 200 employees. Commissioner Ernest EberhardJr. (left) participates in this session. trained by Bell personnel on the features of the new system. IN CONJUNCTION with the changeover, changeov-er, the 1980 Ogden directory will list some new emergency numbers for Davis County-residents County-residents who live north of Bountiful. This book is due to be delivered early in February. Febru-ary. Sgt. Jim Stewart, Sheriff's office, urges people to consult the inside front cover cov-er to become familiar with these numbers. "Please note that different numbers are listed for emergency calls than for other business. We're anxious to leave vital lines free to allow us to respond quickly to emergency situations." he said. THE DIMENSION 400 allows the public to dial departments directly without the aid of an operator. The alphabetical listing and new number for each department will be included under Davis County in the 1980 Ogden directory, and subsequently in the Salt Lake book later this year. Until then, the county asks callers to make a note of frequently called numbers for future reference. By dialing the department depart-ment directly, calls go through faster and the switchboard operator is free to perform other duties. |