12.
“When you didn’t know what time it was, you could dial: ‘H E 70211.’ In my town in southern California, people would still use the call letters from waaay back. The first time I heard that, I mean, there were letters on the numbers, so why not give it a shot? And I’ll be damned, ‘Welcome to GTE. The time at the tone is ….. I miss that.”
—Anonymous…