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Operator, Long Distance Please
"'Operator, Long Distance Please" is a song written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in August 1982 as the second and final single from the album "...In Black and White". It peaked at number 9 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart and number 9 on the Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks chart.
pair connected to a cord circuit.
When a calling party lifted the receiver, the local loop current lit a signal lamp near the jack. The operator responded by inserting the rear cord ("answering cord") into the subscriber's jack and switched her headset into the circuit to ask, "Number, please?" For a local call, the operator inserted the front cord of the pair ("ringing cord") into the called party's local jack and started the ringing cycle. For a long distance