The Romeos: Nine retired telco men talk of transitional time.

The Romeo’s is a 9 minute documentary on MN telecom in the 50′s. The interviews are with retired telephone men describing a time of transition for telecommunications. They started at $16 at per week, climbed iron wire poles, converted crank phones to dial phones, installed suit case sized mobile phones, and sent 100 words per minute high speed data using punch paper.

The documentary was produced as a part of the Minnesota Historical Society’s greatest generation film project, coincidental with the 100 year anniversary of the MTA – Minnesota Telecom Alliance, and with plans for more in a series of documentaries on Independent Telco’s. Call or write me for details on sponsoring or helping to fund the production of these history of telcom documentaries. Roger Bindl at 608-268-5704. roger at viodi com