Autovon
Former internal U.S. military telephone system / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Automatic Voice Network (AUTOVON, military designation 490-L)[1] was a worldwide American military telephone system. The system was built starting in 1963, based on the Army's existing Switch Communications Automated Network (SCAN) system.
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In June 1966, the Air Defense Command voice network was cut over to the new service.[2] In 1969, AUTOVON switching centers opened in the United Kingdom, and later in other European countries, Asia, the Middle East, and Panama. It was a major part of the Defense Communications System (DCS), providing non-secure switched voice services. The system was replaced in the early 1990s by the Defense Switched Network.