On November 10th 1951 the mayor of Englewood, NJ picked up a phone and dialed a ten digit number for the first time. Eighteen seconds later he was connected to the Mayor of Alameda, CA who was Mayor Frank Osborne. They made history that day because it was the first customer dialed long distance call and it also introduced area codes. The Direct Distance dialing was so great because it cut the costs of long distance calls because they no longer needed the operator to get them a number! Imagine today having to pick up a phone and ask the operator to put your best friend on the line; technology has come a long way since 1951!
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