Abstract
The Bell System provides numerous examples of ways in which demand for energy may be reduced, resulting in conservation of resources and preservation of the environment.
The System's telecommunications network links nearly 185 million telephones and handles in excess of 815 million calls a day. In providing telecommunications services, the System employs more than one million people, utilizes almost 30,000 buildings, and operates more than 195,000 motor vehicles (the world's largest owned and operated private fleet
However, the Bell System is not energy intensive. It uses only about one tenth of one percent of the Nation's energy, while contributing over two percent of the gross national product.
Williamson, J. W. (1982). Energy Conservation in the Bell System. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /94279.