Transatlantic telephony service and operating features

THE introduction of telephone communication between Great Britain and the United States required the fitting together of the practises of two telephone organizations. The development of usage between subscribers in the two countries involves questions of different telephone habits and experience. It may help to define the problem of setting up a service of this kind if at the start I mention one or two of the most important characteristics of long distance service in the two countries which illustrate outstanding points of difference.