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Semiannual Going to 3.4 Million Mailing of Mr. Tkach's fall semiannual
letter is now under way. This letter will go to 3,377,316 subscribers in
the u.s.--the largest semiannual mailing ever.
To accomplish this
enormous task and keep up with our regular workload, Postal employees are
being asked to work overtime and on Sundays for the next 3 1/2 weeks.
Our goal is to have these letters in the mail before Thanksgiving. This
will ensure that all subscribers receive their letters during the early
part of December, giving them time to respond before the Christmas holiday
mail rush.
An
additional 1.6 million letters will be mailed in the international
areas, bringing the semiannual total to five million worldwide.
Backup Systems for SWIPT The SWIFT equipment used for the In-Home Program
has become a vital function of our WATS operations. Therefore, to ensure
that no calls are lost in case of an equipment malfunction, we have five
backup systems which can be utilized in the event of an emergency.
Some of these systems were in use prior to the development of SWIFT. All
of them are currently performing other jobs from which they can be
temporarily diverted to handle emergencies for the In-Home Program. They
do not create any additional expense since they make use of already
existing equipment.
Here is a brief description of how each one works:
• The SWIFT system is divided into two sections, each
receiving half of the incoming calls. Should one section
malfunction, the other could handle most of the workload.