The operator is going off the hook for millions of customers, CNN reported. Starting in January, AT&T customers with digital landlines won't be able to dial 411 or 0 to reach an operator or get ...

Before smartphones, landline telephones were the way most people kept in touch. And until direct dialing became common, a switchboard operator's assistance was often needed to help with long-distance ...

The operator is going off the hook for millions of customers. Starting this month, AT&T customers with digital landlines won’t be able to dial 411 or 0 to reach an operator or get directory assistance ...

Let’s face it, the last day on some jobs is the last day you see your old buddies. Sayonara. Adios. Au revoir. Don’t let the door … That’s not how they do it at the phone company. On a recent Saturday ...

The operator is going off the hook for millions of customers. Starting in January, AT&T customers with digital landlines won't be able to dial 411 or 0 to reach an operator or get directory assistance ...

A reunion of Maine switchboard operators highlights the challenges of making a phone call more than 50 years ago and what it was like to handle... Telephone operators of another era gather to ...

The operator is going off the hook for millions of customers.Starting in January, AT&T customers with digital landlines won't be able to dial 411 or 0 to reach an operator or get directory assistance.

*(CNN) — The operator is going off the hook for millions of phone customers. Starting in sometime this month (January), AT&T customers with digital landlines won’t be able to dial 411 or 0 to reach an ...