Editorial

Literally for years now, we have been pestering New York Telephone for an exact date on the cutover of our ancient #5 crossbar office to a more modern and efficient switch.  And recently, we were shocked to hear that the date had been set December 10, 1988.

We thought of having a contest.  A prize for the first person to call in after the cutover.  But this was not to be.  You see, our office is going to go "Equal Access" on that date.  But we're not getting a new digital switch until at least 1990.  What we're getting now is something called an "adjunct frame," a device which allows a crossbar to emulate ESS to a degree.

Supposedly, it causes lots of problems, so we'll have something to talk about.  In this way, N.Y. Tel will fulfill (((Judge Greene's))) "Equal Access" orders without spending lots of money.