"Na'e 'ikai ke langa pe 'e he AT&T Long Lines ha netiueka telefoni — na'a ne langa 'a e sisitemi neave lotoloto 'o e fefakatau'aki 'a 'Amelika. Na'e tapuni 'a e ngaahi aleapau pisinisi kotoa pe 'i he mama'o, faka'ilonga televisone fakamafolalea kotoa pe, pea mo e fe'ave'aki fakamatala kotoa pe 'i he kamata'anga na'e makatu'unga ia 'i he ngaahi langa fakalakalaka na'e fakakaukau'i, 'enisinia'i, mo tauhi 'e he vahenga 'e taha 'o laka hake he senituli."

Ko e hā e fatongia naʻe fakahoko ʻe he Ngaahi Laine Loloá ʻi he Malu Fakafonuá?

Lolotonga 'a e Tau Momoko, na'e to'o 'e he AT&T Long Lines ha fatongia mahu'inga — pea lahi 'a e fakapulipuli — malu'i fakafonua. Naʻe langa ʻe he vahenga ʻa e ngaahi fale tauʻanga meʻalele ʻi lalofonua ʻe laui hongofulu ʻi hono ngaahi hala maikoloueiví, ʻo faʻufaʻu ke hao mei he ʻohofi fakaniukilia mo tauhi ʻa e fetuʻutaki ʻa e puleʻangá lolotonga ha tuʻunga kovi taha. Na'e langa 'a e ngaahi me'angaue hange ko e fu'u fale 'i lalofonua 'i Chatham, Virginia, pea mo e fale 'i lalo 'i he Greenbrier resort 'i West Virginia ke fakapapau'i 'oku hokohoko atu 'a e pule'anga.

Ko e poloseki AUTOVON, ko e netiueka le'o 'otometiki 'a e kau sotia, na'e fakafalala lahi ia ki he ngaahi langa fakalakalaka 'o e Long Lines. Ko e ngaahi fokotu'utu'u ko 'eni 'o e Tau Momoko, 'a ia ko e lahi taha 'o e ngaahi me'a ko 'eni kuo 'ikai ke ngaue'aki pea fakatotolo'i 'e he kau faihisitōlia 'o e kolo mo e kau manako 'i he telecom, 'oku kei hoko ia ko e ni'ihi 'o e ngaahi me'a faka'ofo'ofa taha 'o e tukufakaholo 'o e vahenga.

Ko e hā naʻe hoko ki he ngaahi laine lōloa ʻo e AT&T hili ʻa e movete ʻa e sisitemi Bell?

The 1984 divestiture of the Bell System — ordered by a federal consent decree — fundamentally reshaped AT&T Long Lines. The seven newly created Regional Bell Operating Companies took over local telephone service, while AT&T retained the long-distance business. Long Lines was reorganized as AT&T Communications, and the division's identity gradually dissolved into the broader corporate structure.

Many of the original microwave towers were decommissioned as fiber optics rendered them obsolete. Some were repurposed for cellular service or sold to other carriers. Others stand abandoned on hilltops and ridgelines across the country — concrete and steel monuments to an analog age. The infrastructure that remains in use has been absorbed into the modern AT&T network, its origins largely invisible to the millions who depend on it daily.

Frequently Asked Questions

When did AT&T Long Lines stop operating?

AT&T Long Lines was officially reorganized and renamed AT&T Communications following the 1984 Bell System divestiture. The Long Lines name was phased out through the late 1980s, though much of its physical infrastructure continued operating under the AT&T brand for years afterward. The microwave relay network was largely decommissioned by the mid-1990s as fiber optic technology replaced it.

Are any AT&T Long Lines towers still standing today?

Yes, hundreds of former Long Lines microwave relay towers and stations remain standing across the United States. While most are no longer used for their original purpose, some have been repurposed for cellular antennas, emergency communications, or private use. Many of the hardened Cold War–era bunker sites also survive, drawing interest from historians, photographers, and telecommunications enthusiasts who document them extensively online.

How did AT&T Long Lines influence modern telecommunications?

AT&T Long Lines established the engineering principles, route corridors, and regulatory frameworks that modern telecommunications still relies on. Many of today's fiber optic cables follow the exact same rights-of-way that Long Lines surveyed for coaxial cables in the 1940s and 1950s. The division's research, conducted alongside Bell Labs, produced innovations in signal processing, digital switching, and satellite communications that became foundational to the internet age.

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