Show Makes Changes For the past two months the Manti Telephone Company has been installing new equipment They have installed two types of equipment both of which were designed to improve services and add to customer convenience when using local beat and long distance circuits The first addition was new lines of equipment This Thi will allow for more one and two-party two line service If will also help to eliminate all lines busy condition This condition is when you have to wait for a dial tone The second addition is designed designed de de- de signed to eliminate the need for an operator on Direct Distance Dis tance Lance Dialing In the past when the service has been used an operator would come on the line and say From what number are you calling With the new new equipment the procedure will willbe willbe willbe be as follows according to Morlin Cox Manti Telephone Company manager You dial the digit 1 to pick pickup pickup pickup up a trunk then you dial the last digit of your telephone telephone tele tele- phone number Next your dial the called party number and the call will go through without without with with- out operator delay Mr Cox gave as an example exam exam- example pIe Suppose your number is and you desire to call 2961 in Provo You would dial as follows 4 1 1 trunk 4 your last digit and 2961 Provo number The date for this new service Mr Cox pointed out will be 1 am a.m. Sunday February 14 1965 The Manti Telephone manager manager man man- ager also announced that with the next statement telephone customers will receive a new number umber card for the dial of their the phone He said it wil will willbe be the same as the present card except for a digit inside a circle The digit in this circle circle cir cir- cle is the same as the last lut digit of their the present phone number This digit in the circle circle circle cir cir- cle is referred to as a Circle Digit and is the one used on DD calls |