There is no need to explain how technology has affected communication. The immediacy of information is now universal and certainly not respectful of time zones. Everybody with a computer, a laptop, a ...

Before smartphones, landline telephones were the way most people kept in touch. And until direct dialing became common, a switchboard operator's assistance was often needed to help with long-distance ...

Marie Scott vividly recalls the horrifying sounds of D-Day as she relayed orders down the line to the troops storming the Normandy beaches. She was only 17 and one of nine women transmitting critical ...

Before smartphones, most people kept in touch using landline telephones. And before direct dialing was common, some calls were handled by switchboard operators. During the 1950s, more than 220,000 ...

In Garrison Keillor's "Lake Wobegon Days," there's a passage that describes the fictional Minnesota town's telephone operator, who was the go-to person to hear about news, gossip and goings-on around ...

During the last year, I ended up owning a wide variety of new electronic communication devices, including a desktop and laptop, 35mm camera, Fitbit smart watch, an iPad and a mobile phone charger – ...