Long shot of two men in a lumber yard. One walks towards the camera and grabs a telephone and starts speaking. Cuts to a medium close up of a man in plaid talking on phone. Various shots of men, women, workers, police, etc. speaking on telephones. Close ups of hands picking up and dialing telephones in different types of rooms/different looking hands. Upward angled shot of worker climbing telephone pole. Medium shot of worker on pole. Technicians working on machines. Medium shot of a line of operators (all women) wearing headphones, microphones, and plugging and unplugging cords. Close up on their hands working. Long shot of the operators working at their seats at different times of the day (some busy some not busy). Close ups of operator women speaking on their headsets. Medium shot of woman in house asking for a meat market with the help of a telephone operator.