In 1878, the first commercial telephone switchboard went into operation in New Haven, Connecticut.

CNN: Wednesday,

Notably, mortgage rates dropped significantly on the announcement of this program and have fallen further since it went into operation.

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The potential for GPS systems to track traffic snarls will be on show at the World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in New York this week, where one of two systems that went into operation earlier this month will be showcased.

BBC: Tech that trumps traffic tangles

The system went into full operation early this year, and Toyota dealers are already customizing 16, 000 of the 135, 000 vehicles they sell every month.

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