UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 9, Page 6
October 31, 1991
New phone exchanges due in '92

     The Newark campus will have new telephone exchanges in 1992,
the result of a changeover by Diamond State Telephone Co. from its
current analog switch that is nearing obsolescence to a
sophisticated digital switch.
     After the changeover, which currently is scheduled for the
weekend of Jan. 18, faculty and administrative (non-student) phones
will have an exchange of 831, instead of the current 451, 453 and
292 exchanges, and student phones will have an exchange of 837,
replacing the current 731 and 738 exchanges.
     The two, new exchanges will be dedicated to the University's
use. Telephone extensions (the last four numbers) will not be
altered, and current telephone equipment will still be able to be
used.