120 Year Anniversary
Part 2: 1960s - Present
DirectLink is 120 years old! We want to take you through the history of DirectLink and how Canby Telephone Association and Mt. Angel Telephone evolved over the years and eventually came together. Decade by decade.
US Landline Adoption 1960
Oregon Fun Facts of the 1960s:
1960: U.S. census counts 1,768,687 Oregon residents.
1962: Terry Baker is Oregon’s 1st Heisman Trophy winner.
Fun Facts of the 1960s:
1965: Congress passes the Voting Rights Act.
1967: Beach Bill is approved, ensuring public access to all of Oregon’s coastal beaches.
People and businesses recovered, and improvements continued. 1968 saw the conversion to automatic number identification (ANI), which meant that operators no longer needed to manually ask for phone numbers on long distance calls. By the end of the 1960s, over 90% of all U.S. households had a telephone at home.
The development of computers and other technology continued with rapid innovation. In 1966, the Carterfone was introduced – it acoustically connected two-way radios to the telephone network, allowing someone on the radio to talk to someone on the phone. This invention helped pave the way for future devices to use the telephone network, like answering machines, fax machines, and modems.
Fun Fact of the 1960s:
1969: Department of Environmental Quality is created.
"British Invasion" by Vasileios Ziogas from Pixabay
120 Year Anniversary
Part 2: 1960s - Present
DirectLink is 120 years old! We want to take you through the history of DirectLink and how Canby Telephone Association and Mt. Angel Telephone Company evolved over the years and eventually came together. Decade by decade.
The development of computers and other technology continued with rapid innovation. In 1966, the Carterfone was introduced – it acoustically connected two-way radios to the telephone network, allowing someone on the radio to talk to someone on the phone. This invention helped pave the way for future devices to use the telephone network, like answering machines, fax machines, and modems.
Fun Fact of the 1960s
1969: Department of Environmental Quality is created.
Thanks for reading!
Come back next month to see more of DirectLink's history. We'll be adding more segments every month, decade by decade.
References and Sources
Music
"In The Saloon" by PianoAmor from Pixabay
"Hyperfun" Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
"Poppers and Prosecco" Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
"On Hold for You" Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
"Lazy Bones Cheesy Jazz" by Geoff Harvey from Pixabay
"Ghost 50s Track" by James Milor from Pixabay
"British Invasion" by Vasileios Ziogas from Pixabay