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Continued from Page 1 tance the first days of the strike but it was still only a few seconds...Initially, we were asking people to request operator assistance only in an emergency.” But, as of last Friday, that recording had been- discontinued, according to White.
“Our administrative people (who are working at the switchboards) have gotten more proficient and we have some (regular operators) coming in, crossing the picket lines,” he said.
“The public has also cooperated to ease the impact of the strike on telephone service,” said White. “Our customers have been very understanding. They’ve been trying to work with us by direct dialing and using their phone book to look up numbers.”
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