Telex in the U.S.A.

The service, exchange systems, and over-all operation of Western Union's U. S. Telex Network is described.

Abstract

Direct subscriber-to-subscriber teleprinter connections to cities throughout the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, and other parts of the world are made in a few seconds by newly installed automatic Telex exchanges. After dialing the subscriber number, an automatic answerback sequence is received from the distant teleprinter which identifies the called subscriber, even at unattended stations. This paper describes the service, exchange systems, and over-all operation of Western Union's U. S. Telex Network.