Anecdotes
Memories, stories and details shared by those who knew the RTT.
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A memory from the job, a story from a worksite, the name of a forgotten colleague: every testimony adds to the memory of the RTT, Belgacom and Proximus.
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On the afternoon of March 18, 1992, all alarms went off for the staff present in this building; they didn't know what was happening. In the municipality, the bridge over the Scheldt had collapsed, and a heavy tanker truck was swept away.... (newspapers)
In 1957, the couple's parents received 52 luxury telegrams on their wedding day. Each telegram was prepared at the Aalst telegraph office.
The address listed on this site is incorrect. 53AAL’s address is De Ridderstraat 43, 9300 Aalst. At the public telephone and telegraph office, people could ask for a phone number at the “counter.” The RTT operator would dial the number on the phone, and the caller would go to a designated phone booth where the call could begin. In the main hall, the calls were processed, and TT messengers were on hand to deliver them to people’s homes using their R4 devices. The BCT information desk was located on the first floor. On the two upper floors was an ATMK 7D switchboard.
As a longtime employee of ATEA, I wrote not only several books about ATEA, but also one on the history of telecommunications in Belgium from its very beginnings (1877) through 1990. See https://www.kulentuur.be/telefoniegeschiedenis/index.htm
