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Show " BT T '. A " 1 U T ... the f III - K. l I l I t miri r--p-w l if Ant 'ft r J "X NEW SWITCHBOARDS. Cedar City operator Francis Davis works at one of the 12 new telephone switchboards switch-boards that are being installed to handle growth and service demands in the Southern Utah area. Mounain Cell installs six new switchboards in Cedar City office brings to 66 the total number of operators working in the Cedar City exchange." Jensen noted that 800 new lines are being Installed dn Cedar City at a cost of over $400,000. "The area Is receiving new Industry and businesses plus a number of new residents. Our job is to provide them with the best possible service." "Mountain Bell has already had to increase its 1973 record budget of $57 million to $65 million to meet Utah's growth," Jensen explained. "Over 1.5 million mil-lion dollars has been spent locally lo-cally to satisfy customer service ser-vice demands for this area." . Western Electric installers are completing Installation of six new telephone switchboards in the Cedar City telephone building. This equipment expansion, costing over $300,000, brings to twelve the total number of new boards that have been added ad-ded to the Cedar City office this year. According to exchange manager man-ager Dee Jensen, the addition of these new switchboards will allow our operators to better handle the Increasing number of calls brought about by southern south-ern Utah's continued growth. "Since 1972, we've added 22 new operators to our employ, ment force, Jensen said. "This |