the first south atlantic telephone cable service was opened on september 25, 1956.
when was the first south atlantic telephone cable service opened?
september 25, 1956
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there was also technological innovation in the telephone system. the first trans-atlantic telephone cable, jointly owned by the canadian overseas telecommunication corporation, british post office and at&t, was brought into service in 1956, paving the way for telephone calls from canada to britain and europe. an improved cable, cantat was installed in 1961. a similar service on the west coast, compac, the commonwealth pacific cable system was inaugurated in 1963, linking canada by undersea telephone cable with new zealand and australia. cn/cp telecommunications introduced the well known telex service to canada in 1956. direct distance dialing was initiated in canada in 1958, beginning with customers in toronto and on 1 july of that year the trans-canada microwave system, known as the trans-canada skyway, went into service. the concept and operation of a dedicated emergency telephone number originated in canada, where the city of winnipeg established the world's first 9-1-1 service in 1959. the service eventually spread and was offered continent wide.
technological and industrial history of 20th-century canada