Assertion: telephone operator | /r/CapableOf | work with their counterparts
Facets:
value: to complete long-distance calls
type: PURPOSE
value: in the distant central office
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Before the advent of operator distance dialing and customer direct dial (DDD) calling, switchboard operators would work with their counterparts in the distant central office to complete long-distance calls.
text: Before the advent of operator distance dialing and customer Direct Dial calling, switchboard operators would work with their counterparts in the distant central office to complete long distance calls.