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_ Bell has Vital Olympic role A Utilizing technology developed by Bell Canada and Bell-Northern Re- search, the transfer via satellite of the flame is the first in a series of Olym- pic ceremonies and sports events to be staged in On- tario in July. The 1976 Summer Olym- pics will be one of the world's largest and most visible telecommunica- tions operations. For two weeks, millions of people the world over will be fol- lowing Olympic coverage on TV, radio and in their daily and weekly news- papers. The first official act in Installed and fully tested the Olympic Games took by May I, the telecommuni- place in Ontario on July IS cation facilities which Bell when the Olympic Flame Canada provided for news was relayed in a matter coverage of these events of miero-secmtds - from and for communication be- Attteets,Greece,toOttawa, tween the Olympic sites in Utilizing technology Ontario and the Games developed by Bell Canada headquarters in Montreal and Bell-Northern Re- include:- Bell Canada was asked to take on the job of designing and installing the basic telecommunication network for the Games, including facilities for the live trans- mission of TV and radio cov- erage of Olympic events. as well as communication facilities of all typest to link Olympic installations in Ontario and Quebec, or- ganization headquarters and the outside world. As well as being the terminal point of the satel- lite transmission of the Olympic Flame. Ontario is hosting the sailing com- petitions at Kingston as well as soccer events in Ot- tawa and Toronto. In Kingston. two private branch exchanges (PBX) for COJO. the organizing body for the Games, and for ORTO. the host broad- casting organization. The COJO exchange consists of 30 trunk-lines and 100 mi- tensions. ORTO’s facilities,. consist of six trunk-lines and 60 extensions. Specially installed tie-lines link the ORTO switchboard with the various broadcast coordi- nation centres in Montreal. Television and film crews covering the sailing races 528 Victoria St. N.. Kitchener (Beside Weston Bakeries) 7456136. After hours 5783154 Luge Indoor Show Discuss THE ADVANTAGES WITH US SHOULD YOU PURCHASE YOUR CEMETERY MEMORIAL AHEAD OF TIME? SUPERIOR MEMORIALS Residual new: will be able to use two Inter- mediate Frequency video circuits, utilin‘ng multi- tube coaxial cable, to trans- mit their live or film cover- aee to Montreal. Also dedi- cated for TV and 11am pro- gram use are so audio cir- cuits. transmitting com- mentaries and interviews at 2.7 kiloHertz frequency. In Ottawa, 40 additional telephone circuits are being installed for the exclusive use of organizers and news media personnel assigned to the soccer games. Two video circuits are also in- stalled for transmitting filmed and live TV coverage of the matches to Montreal. The audio circuits will be among the 5,600 telephone lines which Bell Canada has provided to link commenta- tor-positions at the various Olympic competition sites with the program coordi- nation centres in Montreal. Each television commentator covering events at the Olympic Games has been assigned a TV monitor of the type shown here. Bell Canada and its affiliates. Bell-Northern Research and Northern telecom Limited, de- signed. built and installed the video transmission system consisting of 112 circuits for live or delayed coverage of all major events at the Olympic Games between July 1 7 and August 1 . 7 , - " _ __- -tttqrtiq.ry1gtt,_t1Le1tier,Att.tgt1 mu. g