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B.C, Tel

‘The B.C. ‘Telephone Com-- “invisible to the gerieral public.’ services and sipmi : E increasing of comm. more tha a
pany. one of the rny firms. Hundreds of thousands of- services and fata) corporate ee Ee ine ganition ot ‘ands read me
-Tavaived in both the past and. dolar in central ofee it tanpayerg, within the tar ge to 2 boning a Ne eee anemone for
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‘make improvements ore. money ig: spent-on A visiter at a ce ce
2 meet the, changing needs of the ; microwave : Lowers. that: stand "_will., see. mg’ banke of

decade. along —_ ru in. inti - technical, 3

a it intention = tat ‘taps ug “4 Mountain.. sophisticated,. technical, and,

* Terrace - a logic focal pointin --and extreme summer beat. peeded to quietly direc
“acwide, resource-rich region,” Only - those located near heavy ieatfic” in ‘com.
~. will become an urban centre of, travelled routes are ever seen, munications to and from.

Northwest B.C. in the next ten by the cestal observer. . Terrace ~ but this vital part of

2 year. ome This year along, B.C. Tel is communications makes dull
investing -§2.5 million in the — viewing in comparison with a’

Terrace district -more than $1.1 “new factory - or an exicting new:

"|! ggea that was once the domain, ce oo
o* > "oF bush pilots, trappers. and ‘and expanded long. distance. Every telephone user is’
_ 7+ prospectors. ° cilities. The Company will’ familiar with the dailtone - but,’
un BG! Tel has long recognized spend another $250,000 for the few are aware of the heavy
Uo" S Perrace as a steadily growing’. opens of its Lazelle Street. investment and. man-hours
<7” egmmmunity solidly based on, SXT@08e building Terrace -an needed to design, plan, install’
, timber, mining, and other’ benvior a made necessary by. and maintain the vast array of ...
“ "2 /-s pesouree_- oriented activities, : avier and increasing calling. equipment needed to bring a
“cle.” and stands ready to plan, design ” volumes - reflecting again the dial tone to a remote centre.
fut i . steady growth of the district. miles across the wooded hills’ © -- |: =" TM MR WILSON CN TCH 2"

involved with our growth

ever - stands ready'to broaden: -~

the years ahead. . : — :
« a é

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| below-zero cold ~ expensive equipment. All of it.

subdivision - or a major con~

ods” SIE yonte GONNA STICK A NEEDLE

co: bring new needs - greater
-) microwave links - data tran-, _
_2~ smission - © more radio .and-
-" television services - more;
radiotelephone links - and ~.
generally: . more com-.
‘munications. to join Terrace .

: activity, and industry .
*<thronghout the vast region it

‘serves. : . ;
“B.C. Tel has found that the ~
‘common telephone is a form of
“barometer indicating the ex-:
“pansion ofa community. A rise

‘in the number. of telephones in
*gervice indicates growth - and a.
decline indicates a falling off in

vity and development.

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TNDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT

Se ies Ab. ; co yr JD510 BACKHOE LOADER
. ,  «(Y : . } ' ’ The steady growth of Terrace

. ° ae ie ; . “ig. reflected in its telephone”. |

ot . - 1 , et figures... The..community had

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| INeLUDING FIELD SERVI ce :

“years ago - a figure that almost.
“doubled to 5,015 in the next five . :
“years, At the end of last year.

“tg Jast month, the figure had

han three-fold increase in
mmunications activities,

: TS\Projects. planned or under
~ 2) way’. tp expand and improve = -
os “telephone facilities and services :
“throughout the Terrace district

“=. 4pdicate a continuation, of the
“trend: of the past. decade in

- telephone growth. .

*"Phe main backbone cf the. -

““Sterrace: is formed by a
> microwave - system linking
“0 Prince Rupert. and Prince
ci 2George - which in turn ties

with Vancouver and the rest of

Canada. *- _— ;
- Smaller separate microwave

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guipment itd.

. and bring into service a wide; .
~\./ pange of new technology in the. eqhrouehout ne years, Ot fram Terrace. 6 : ; cae . ;
<> ‘years ahead. SE BEES. ment U of = The B.C, Tel system - which WS EILOOD cas - a [eae :
-¥ Anticipated expansion - will ; nove $ —_— = ays : ; hiorie ; L “ LOODoos GAVE 1ANFIE bs ‘. * ne . :

“with increasing pockets of ¢ a

72,064 telephones in service ten © -.-

“this had grown to 8,164- and up = =" a oo

°B.C. Tel service covering-. ~

At these rates

= maxim, if you dial yourself. Wouldnt.“

| s ° ~ Between tf pan. and 8 a.tit you can call most: -

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“PY only bé.twe more days, hon,
the kids for me.” -

: Long distance. |

tS not so far away. ©

places in B.C. for only 23 cents a minute

‘someone love to hear from you? ce

“You can talk with us.”