Western Electric Merrimack Valley Works @) February II, 1982 Special Edition Robert Cowley Jr. named General Manager During the disability of General Manager engineer and was promoted to department Wayne L. Hunt, Robert E . Cowley Jr. has chief in 1956. Two years later, he was been assigned as general manager of the transferred to the Omaha Works where he Merrimack Valley Works. H is appointment became assistant manager of engineering in became effective on January 15. 1962 . Cowley comes to the Works from Service Cowley was awarded a Sloan Fellowship Lines Planning and Management, Material in 1963 and was placed on special ass ign­ and Account Management Division in Mor­ ment by the company to attend Stanford ristown, N .J ., where he was general University's ni ne-month program for manager. Having been an assistant manager business executives. Upon completion of here, however, he is not unknown to many the program, he was placed here at the Mer­ at the Merrimack Valley Works. rimack Valley Works as assistant manager He began his Western Electric career in of operating until he was named manager of 1943 as a stock handler at the Point Breeze electronic swi tching systems manu facture at Works (now the Baltimore Works) . Upon the Columbus Works in 1965. his release from the Army in 1946, Cowley He was promoted to director of engineer­ He became general manager of the Bell rejoined the company as a sorter at the ing and manufacture at the Oklahoma City System Sales Division's Northeastern Hawthorne Works in Chicago but resigned Works in 1967 and was named general Region in 1973 and assumed his most recent to attend Cornell University. manager of the Dallas Plant in 1969. In position in 1980. After graduation in 1951 with a Bachelor 1971 he was appointed associate general He and hi s wife, Anne, now live in of Mechanical Engineering degree, Cowley manager of the Oklaho ma City Works and Berkeley Heights, N.J ., but plan to move to returned to the Hawthorne Works as an became general manager in 1972. this area soon. A closer look at the AT&T Consent Decree What will probably be called the" 1982 The Decree will result in a reconfigura­ court, will replace, "in its entirety" the Consent Decree" is a 13 -page document tion of the present Bell System operating 1956 Consent Decree. That 25-year-old that is likely to bring about the most radical companies into a new company or group of Decree li mited AT&T to providing com­ transformation of any business corporation companies that will provide "exchange munications services, the charges for which in modern history. telecommunications and exchange access" are subject to public regulation, and it had That Decree requires AT&T to divest it­ services. This new company or group of been a bar to the Bell System's entry into self wi thin 18 months of the local telecom­ companies will give the same local other fields. In this regard, the 1956 Decree munications and exchange access functions telephone service the present operating had become an impediment to the speedy now a part of the Bell Systems's operating companies now provide to customers, but introduction of advanced technologies and, companies. It allows six months for the sub­ with three major changes. (continued on page four) mission o f a plan that will be developed The first major change relates to jointly by AT&T and an operating com­ customer premi ses equipment and was FOLLOWING ARE THE DECEMBER pany planning group that will detail how already on the horizon before th e Consent RESULTS FOR THE BELL SYSTEM the Bell System wi ll reorganize itself to ac­ Decree was agreed to. The local access com­ SA VINGS PLAN AS RELEASED BY complish this divestiture. The Decree per­ panies wi ll not be permitted under the THE TRUSTEES mits complete flexibilit y to reorganize the Decree to offer customer premises equip­ BSSP local access companies into "any particular ment. This equipment will be retained by num ber of entities. " AT &T and includes everything ranging Units While divesting the local exc hange net­ from standard telephones to sophisticated Unit Credited works, AT&T will retain ownership of all PBXs that, accoring to the language of the Value per Dollar Decree, is "employed on the premises of a customer premises equipment a nd all Bell AT&T 2.7243 0.3670 person (other than a carrier) to originate, System facilities used to provide "inter" ex­ Government Obligations 2.5379 0.3940 change services . Long Lines would continue route, or terminate telecommunicitions, but Equity Port foli o 1.8611 0.5373 to plan and operate the nation's long does not include equipment used to multi­ Quaranteed In teres t 1.2276 0.8145 distance network in conjunction with the plex, maintain, or terminate access lines." independent telephone companies and the The second major change is that AT&T SS P divested local exc hange companies. AT&T will be lim ited only by its ski lls and re­ would continue to exercise its ownership of sources, in the lines of business it chooses to AT& T 1.2723 0.7859 Guaranteed Interest Bell Laboratories and Western Electric. pursue, The Decree, when approved by the 1.3219 0.7564 Suggestions Richard Farr receives $4,000 award for packing suggestion

Single cover merits $1,670 award Some of the largest awards are given for suggestions that are not very complicated but result in big savings. Gennaro D' Ambrosio suggested replacing two covers with a single cover on the Richard L. Farr (center) accepts his suggestion award of $4,000 J68450L-1 frequency control units. He received a $1,670 award from Director of Manufacturing Jack Driscoll (right). On the left for his idea. Gennaro (center) accepts his award from Director of is Richard's section chief Bob Mead. Richard had already re­ Manufacturing Jack Driscoll (right). Adding his congratulations ceived a preliminary award of $100 for his idea to replace Fiber­ is section chief Jack Hoelzel (left). board boxes for shipping with corrugated cartons using the In­ stapack "foam-in-place" method. Investigation revealed that the original designs requiring fiberboard boxes were no longer necessary. His suggestion also eliminated mounting problems such as screw not properly tightened, wood blocks of the wrong height and extra shimming.

December suggestions awards In December the sum oj $8, 705 was awarded to 40 employees jor their suggestions. Three employees received two awards each jor a total oj 43 awards last month. $4,000 Edward E. Mannion Peter P. Ciapinsky Richard L. Farr Bruce T. Baril Dana A. Buyck Albert St. John $1,670 Philip A. Demarco Gerry D'Ambrosio Ellen M. Bickum $50 Howard F. Channell $975 for reducing duplication $975 Accepting his suggestion award of $975 is John J. Howell Sheri M. Ellis John J . Howell $25 (center). Ron Lindquist (right), Manager, Manufacturing, Gregory J. Lessard Transmission Systems, presents the award with section chief Joe Michael A. Deloge $235 David A. Riopelle Welch (left). John's idea was to use the same mounting bar on Frank E. Verdolotti Paul J. Begin Al J. Senuta two different frames. One mounting bar was substituted for Michael E. Costas John P. Suzedelys another. His suggestion eliminated duplication of parts and $150 Richard E. Dickey Jan A. Giles reduced procurement problems. Lynne R. Hunkins Robert E. Laroque William C. Deramo $100 Robert E. Laroque Richard L. Farr Richard G. Kane Gordon H. Hamilton Francis X. Dugan Thomas A. Lacroix James C. Pace $75 Edward J. Russo Ronald A. Ferris @~~~ Donald W. Hancock Richard l. Goodwin Thomas E. Grzejka Western Electric's Richard W. Merrill David L. Greelish George E . Sanborn Merrimack Valley Works Richard B. Carty Scott D. Arena North Andover, MA 01845 617 /681-2307

Tim Donovan In Memoriam Editor Correspondents: Steve Jaskelevicus x3616 Jennie Balukiewicz, retired Florence C. Mathews, re­ Colleen Collins x4287 Kathy Peterson x6778 layout operator, Dec. 6 tired machine operator, Jan. 6 Charlie Cote x4155 Ruth Sapienze x2704 Albert DeSantis, machine Melvin C. Murch, bench Ed Crespo x3811 Bob Zingali x3629 operator, Dec. 4 hand, Jan. 14 Bob David x2663 Pioneer correspo ndent: Benjamin Gruber, retired Annie M. Rutledge, retired Mike Deloge x2748 Pauline Sullivan x5241 stock selector, Dec. 16 assignment clerk, Dec. II Claire Faucher x4311 Artists: James B. Keith, tester, Dec. Peter F. Stone, section chief, Bob Grieco x3827 Denise Stewart 23 Dec. 3 Bonnie Haley x4898 Peter Nizza Raymond W. Martineau, Hubert H. Wilder, retired Jim Hajjar x5212 Andrew Gaunt retired electrician, Dec. 6 inspector, Dec. 28 Alice G. Samia, 24 yrs Mary K. Olson, 21 yrs Lottie H . Burnes, 25 yrs Jesiph G. Kozdra, 29 yrs Daniel S. Daly, 30 yrs James J. Gardella, 34 yrs Retirements Mary P . Grosse, 20 yrs Joseph L. Leduc, 21 yrs January 81800 82300 Mary G. Hassey, 10 yrs Margaret A . Yerian, 23 yrs 85100 Lucille M. Neault, 24 yrs Genevieve W. Sweeney, 30 yrs Doris M. Blouin, 25 yrs The following employees Henrietta E . Zaikowski, 25 yrs Herbert J. Hargraves, 25 yrs Doris B. Dow, 25 yrs elected to retire under the SIPP Dorothy A. Ryan, 25 yrs Peter R. Sturk, 34 yrs Theresa B. Feugill, 24 yrs offered by the company. The Arthur McAllister, 30 yrs Claire M. Burnham, 21 yrs Etiennette M. Zekis, 25 yrs listing is by organization. John J. Salamanca, 21 yrs William L. Cook, 26 yrs William H. Dickey, 25 yrs Maurice A . Berube; 28 yrs Minnie C. Murray, 21 yrs Claire Garant, 23 yrs 02300 Evelyn T. Bachler, 24 yrs Eva C. Jones, 22 yrs Theresa T . Cayer, 21 yrs. Anastatios M. Pappafillis, 30 81900 Veronica D. Jutras, 25 yrs Frances M. Davoli, 25 yrs yrs Julius E. Archie, 20 yrs Arline F. Earnshaw, 28 yrs Helen M. Fowler, 21 yrs 29200 Anthony S. Maciejewski, 29 Eileen G. Felice, 21 yrs Helen W. Taplin, 20 yrs Eugene G. Oldfield, 21 yrs yrs Mary M. Palermo, 28 yrs. Alice M. Gauron, 20 yrs Raymond W. Burnham, 37 yrs Irena K. Chylinski, 20 yrs Mary M. Gogas, 37 yrs William P. O'Brien, 24 yrs Eileen P. Powers, 24 yrs 82100 Jeannette A. Sadzewicz, 25 Harriette E. Pearson, 24 yrs Eleanor R. Barrington, 25 yrs yrs Henry R.J. Chabot, 26 yrs Lorraine C. Jennings, 25 yrs Eva B. LeClair Theresa J. Drohen, 25 yrs Merle F. Phillips, 26 yrs Cecile T. Balevre, 27 yrs Eileen V. Breen, 24 yrs Lucille D. Hammer, 29 yrs Dearborn Samia, 28 yrs Grace M. Condon, 31 yrs Rita R. Domoradski, 29 yrs Marie D. Kershaw, 24 yrs Chanel P. Lasonde, 22 yrs Edith M . Doucette, 27 yrs Eugenia M. Grella, 24 yrs Marguerite D. Losowski, 20 George W. Durling, 26 yrs Paul F. Healey, 20 yrs Alexander B. McComish, 25 yrs Walter S. Kostrzewa, 26 yrs Susie M. Fazzio, 24 yrs yrs Mary B. Malegieri, 34 yrs Russell J. Janvier, 25 yrs Albert Lapinskas, 31 yrs Rita P . DeAdder, 21 yrs Marion G. Dunphy, 29 yrs Hubert Jean DeVeau, 26 yrs Shirley M. Cote, 20 yrs Florence L. Coughlin, 20 yrs Conrad P. Livernois, 21 yrs Earl J. Gallant, 25 yrs Marilyn R. Gebow, 30 yrs Lloyd G. Smith, 23 yrs Ann H . Morris, 29 yrs Robert A. Hoehn, 25 yrs Evelyn S. Calvi, 29 yrs Roland A. Giard, 26 yrs Jame F. Christopher, 30 yrs Margaret H. Andreoli, 24 yrs Michael A. Masessa, 21 yrs 82500 William S. Hmurciak, 28 yrs Delia B. Loureiro, 21 yrs Grace L. Bistowski, 20 yrs Carol J. Woundy, 23 yrs Hallie F. Flanders, 20 yrs Janet G. Ryan, 34 yrs 50500 Josephine P. Verolla, 20 yrs Josephine R. Godin, 30 yrs Irene C. Zagorski, 29 yrs Cecile T. Laroche, 20 yrs Philip G. Giglio, 30 yrs. Joyce M. Clark, 25 yrs Christine B. Witts, 20 yrs Cecile E. Delgrosso, 29 yrs Mary Y. Panneton, 20 yrs Lionel J. Myers, 25 yrs Helen M. Connolly, 24 yrs Sophie S. Podlozny, 29 yrs Jeannette M. Nealey, 26 yrs Ruby K. Manely, 20 yrs Louise C. Stone, 20 yrs 85200 Stanley J . Sudol, 29 yrs Lourice A . Beshara, 24 yrs George M. MacKeller, 28 yrs Arline M. Noonan, 20 yrs William T . Turner, 26 yrs Rose T . Kay, 26 yrs Alfia R. Borrelli, 20 yrs Barbara R. Ash, 23 yrs Doris D. Perkins, 20 yrs Christina A . Lawler , 20 yrs Adeline K. Phillips, 24 yrs Rose S. Goterch, 21 yrs Emil O. Marcoux, 29 yrs Margaret M . Smutek, 22 yrs Virginia E. Kimball, 26 yrs Josephine F. Sudol, 38 yrs Elmer G . Blaisdell , Jr., 30 yrs Albert A . Dlugosz, 25 yrs Esther C. Alcamisi, 21 yrs Helen C. Barker, 20 yrs Stanley J. Wojtas, 22 yrs Helen M. Boremi, 21 yrs Albert M. Langlois, 33 yrs Beatrice M. Boisve rt, 36 yrs Phyllis D. Coletta, 28 yrs 51100 Theresa M. Bramhall, 24 yrs Viola G. Fishwick, 25 yrs Leila R. Iovi no, 25 yrs Mary B. Tatoyian, 20 yrs Dora B. Baird, 20 yrs Dorothy B. Lee, 26 yrs Florence L. Stack, 20 yrs Mary R. Barth, 29 yrs Laureva D . Lemieux, 20 yrs Helen P . Fichera, 21 yrs 54500 Blanche C. Simard, 21 yrs Robert C. Morse Sr., 37 yrs Robert E. Carleton, 29 yrs Pauline B. Stabile, 21 yrs Helena G. Perkins, 22 yrs 85500 Frances A. Blinn, 26 yrs Sybil R. Peaslee, 25 yrs Joseph A. Gaudet, 30 yrs 81000 Janice S. Wentworth, 24 yrs Sylvia E . Mansour, 25 yrs Sadie S. Kuzmitski, 33 yrs Twanda K. McNeil, 24 yrs Rose Conte, 27 yrs Rita D. Shaw, 22 yrs Margaret A. Cassano, 24 yrs Claire M. Budrevich 24 yrs Gladys D. Gallagher, 20 yrs Robert E. Clisbee, 30 yrs Lucien L. Dionne, 21 yrs Gladys H. Bozeman, 31 yrs Claire D. Middleton, 20 yrs Winnifred M. Hill, 20 yrs Marion T. Carlier, 24 yrs Rita G. Labbe, 21 yrs Evelyn D. Desroche, 26 yrs Arlene C. Lyons, 35 yrs Marie B. Flood, 20 yrs Donald M. Seaman, 25 yrs Eleanor B. Campbell, 25 yrs Raymond J . Peters, 37 yrs Rose V. Caranfa, 22 yrs Helen M. Moran, 25 yrs Marjorie S. Joaquin, 28 yrs Barbara D. Peabody, 27 yrs Angelina P . Gagliardi, 20 yrs Marie G. Perron, 24 yrs Beatrice L. Despres, 27 yrs Ruth H . Bickford, 24 yrs Florence S. Regan, 20 yrs Beatrice A. Robitaille, 21 yrs Rose S. LeBlond, 20 yrs Alva W. Clark, 34 yrs Minnie W. Stone, 20 yrs Ba rbara K. Murphy, 21 yrs Margaret E. Leddy, 20 yrs Mable M. LeBlanc, 33 yrs 81500 Ralph L. Allen, 37 yrs Olga Martinis, 38 yrs Doris A. Choquette, 29 yrs Lillian A. Bonfatto, 22 yrs Ann D. Euele, 35 yrs Ann G. Marudzinski, 36 yrs Catherine B. Turbide, 21 yrs Geraldine C. DeMarco, 26 yrs Phyllis M. Noyes, 26 yrs Mary A. Blair, 30 yrs Roland C. Plourde, 30 yrs Gerald J. Paolino, 29 yrs Maria J . BugJione, 29 yrs 85700 Alonzo G. Gallant, 25 yrs Helen E . Rydecki, 37 yrs Olga C. Frederick , 34 yrs Gladys M. Gallant, 26 yrs Rita G. Plourde, 28 yrs Irene Sweeney, 26 yrs Dorothy C. Merrill, 20 yrs Elizabeth E . Shay, 29 yrs Alice Snapausky, 22 yrs Theresa T. DeFusco, 21 yrs Louis D. Page, 36 yrs Yvonne M . Clifford, 23 yrs Maralyn A. Emerson, 36 yrs Phyll is D. Ferrara, 30 yrs Lucille M. Cote, 25 yrs 81700 Elsie Fitzgerald, 25 yrs Ronald T. Prue, 37 yrs Theresa M. Goshdigian, 29 yrs Rosalie M. Alberti, 26 yrs Ruth P. Giarruso, 25 yrs Henry J. Lessard, 29 yrs Rose M. Naroian, 28 yrs Gino A. DeGuglielmo, 27 yrs Betty A. Lewis, 34 yrs. Sumner A. Tobey, 26 yrs Phyllis M. Gomes, 26 yrs Thomas D. Spinella, 24 yrs Kathleen W. Warchut, 21 yrs Leodadia B. Gruber, 22 yrs Josephine B. Goterch, 28 yrs Walter Phillips, 22 yrs Christina H. Sargent, 27 yrs Gerard A. Martineau, 23 yrs Joseph B. Novak, 30 yrs (continued from page one) While the local access companies, under would be precluded from providing such as stated in the new accord, required the accord, will be prohibited from crossing services. In the Decree, information se rvices modification in light of the "technological, exchange boundaries, the definition of is defined as "the offering of a capability economic and regulatory changes that have what constitutes an "exchange," as ex­ for generating, acqulflng, storing, transforming, processing, retrieving, u tiliz­ taken place over the last quarter century. pressed in the Decree, is one that is general· ing, or making available information which The third major change requires a mark­ ly far broader than what is customarily con­ may be conveyed via telecommunications." edly different relationship between those sidered to be an exchange. Under the terms who provide access to exchange networks of the Decree, an exchange can include as A particularly important provision of the and those who link those exchanges. In the much as an entire standa'rd metropolitan Decree is the allowance it makes for the case of the Bell System, that relationship statistical area (SMSA). sharing "through leasing or otherwise," of will change from owner to customer as An SMSA is a geographic area defined by facilities that are used in common between AT&T becomes one of many long distance the U.S Office of Mangement and Budget the future AT&T and the local access com­ carriers who will have to turn to the local for the gathering and reporting of federal panies. For example, many switching access companies to complete the calls or statistics. The general concept of this machines presently handle both local and data transmissions they carry. All long designation is one of a large population long distance calls. Since such hardware distance carriers, AT&T included, must be center, together with adjacent communities cannot be " split," the Decree provides that treated by the local access companies on "a that have a high degree of economic and the local company could lease a part of such tariffed basis that is equal in type, quality social integratio n with that center. Today "multifunction facilities" from AT&T as and price, " according to the Decree. there are 323 SMSAs in the United States long as the local company " is ensured con­ What this means is that carriers such as and some 75 percent of the nation's popula­ trol over the exchange telecommunications MCI Inc., Southern Pacific Communi­ tion live in a designated SMSA. The and exchange access functions." This lease cations Corp., and other competitive car­ Los Angeles- Long Beach SMSA, as an ex­ or charge-back provision could be extended riers that have entered the long distance ample, has some 7.4 million people within to such activities as operator services and marketplace over the last few years will it. More than 2.7 million people reside in long distance billing. have the choice of connections to the local the Boston SMSA. The divestiture of the local companies exchange networks that is equal to those As provided for in the Decree, a local would take place, as specified in the Decree, provided AT&T. The quality of access that "exchange" can include an entire SMSA via a " spin-off of stock, ... or by other any of these carriers selects will depend on even when that area "transcends municipal disposition." Once divestiture is com­ that carrier's willingness to pay the same ac­ or other local governmental boundaries." pleted, AT&T share owners would continue cess charge AT&T must pay for the same An exchange cannot, however, include to own the same asset value now repre­ quality of connection. In this regard , the parts of areas located in other states sented by their shares. T hat investment, Decree aims to resolve the long-running without approval of the court. however, would be divided between stock in controversy between AT&T and its long As an exchange service, the local com­ AT&T and proportionate values in the local distance competitors over who is paying too panies will provide carrier access codes that exchange companies. T his means, in effect, much or too little for local network access. their customers will use to direct their long thaI Ihe divested portions of the operating distance calls to whichever carrier they The Decree envisions ALL carriers wiJI pay companies will not be "sold" aDd those choose. Conversely, the local companies the SAME price for the same type of con­ share owners who own the Bell System's would be required to provide the carrier nections. assets before divestiture, will continue to who transmits the call whatever informa­ Because the local access companies will own those same assets after divestiture. tion is needed to bill the customer. provide the electronic gateway from their Not affected by the Decree are the regu­ customers to the carriers and, conversely, In general the local companies would latory powers of the Federal Communica­ from the carriers to their customers, the provide exchange telecommunications ser­ tions Commission or those of the states. local companies will have a central and vice. The local companies would be allowed The FCC would still have full regulatory dynamic role to play in the provision of to offer the facilities needed to transmit in­ oversight of interstate long distance ser­ telecommunications. formatio n services, but they themselves vices, including the setting of rates. V olunteers needed at Special Field Games Pioneers of the Works and the Employees' Association of Bon S~cour s Hospital will again sponsor the fourth annual Special FIeld Games for handicapped children and adults at Northern Essex Community College on May 23. The games include the 25-yard, 50-yard and 100-yard dash; softball throw, soccer ball kick, ball-in-box race, team relay race, wheelchair race and Frisbee toss. Lunch is served to all participants. The games start at 10 a.m. at NECC's athletic field located at Kenoza Avenue (Route 110) and Interstate 495, exit 52, in Haverhill. Volunteers are needed to work at the games, to coordinate the 1------1 activities on committees and to provide one-on-one supervision. I Yes, I would like to help or to continue as a: I The one-on-one supervision of contestants aIlows their families to cheer from the grandstand. 1I 0 Worker 0 One-on-one supervisor I Roy Keiser of dept. 2924-2, ext. 5984, is chairman this year. I 0 Committee member and/or chairperson I Dick Clarke of dept. 03012 is co-chairman . I NAME I If your would like to help, complete the form and mail it to the I I WE Valley Club Office, Chapter 78, Telephone Pioneers of I SHIFT DEPT. TEL. EXT. I America, at the Works. 1 ______------______1