Iron County Record | 1966-01-13 | Page 5 | Telephone Company Activates Microwave Communications Link

Telephone Company Activates Microwave Communications Link Faster, more efficient telephone service is now linking Cedar City, Kanah and Fredonia. Activation of a $300,111 microwave micro-wave system, constructed by Mountain States Telephone, is the reason for the service improvement. im-provement. The microwave system provides additional circuits between the comrrfunitics and reduces the possibility of natural elements' interrupting service. J Accompanying the increase in circuits is the adding of Direct Distance Dialing to Kanab area residents with one and two party . telephone service. i Cedar City has had "DDD" ser-' vice since June, 1965. Major relay point in the mic- . i rowave system between Kanab and Cedar City is located at the top of Blowhard Mountain.