Company launched; three digit numbering scheme, operator switched calls continues for next 45 years

Conversion to dial system

Four digit dialling introduced with installation of 7D automatic exchanges

7E rotary type exchange installed and coincided with introduction of 5 digit dialling

Connection of local telephone system to North American by undersea cable

First Submarine cable laid across Harrington Sound

Introduction of 10C electronic exchange switching equipment, and overseas customer dialling

Direct Distance Dialling opened for service to US, Canada and Caribbean

Replaced electro-mechanical equipment with digital equipment, launched DMS, introduced DID. DOD dialling

First fibre optic cable between Hamilton and Cable & Wireless, first PBX installed, 800 watts introduced

Launched ISDN 1986 Fibre optic from Hamilton to West Exchange; digital exchanges equipped for data

Fibre optic Hamilton to East Exchange, introduced 7 digit dialling, Bermuda Cellular launched, Call features increasingly popular, Dataport, 911, prepaid phone card introduced

Implementation of CCS7 (common Channel Signalling System 7) increases calling features available to customers, Centrex and Voice Mail introduced

Bermuda Instamation launched (comprehensive audio-text service), DMS Supernodes and ENET (Enhanced Network) installed

Expansion of switched 56/64 Kbps overseas, New FMT150s installed to accommodate increase in overseas voice and data traffic

SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) between Hamilton and Paget, Frame Relay introduced

Teleconferencing introduced, Fibre to home trial

ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) Technology deployed

Hamilton Architecture network enhancement begins

DLC Deployment Plan launched

Data services and rate expanded and restructured

Launch Call Manager Internet call waiting

Velocity (tm) DSL launched