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Denmark discontinues Speaking Clock after 82 years

Friday 19 November 2021 | 12:06 CET | News
Danish operator TDC Net said it is switching off Denmark's Speaking Clock ("Froken Klokken") on 30 November after 82 years of service. It provides a precise, spoken time signal and in its first year, it received 11.6 million calls. TDC Net said use has dropped to one quarter of the level it had been at four years ago.

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Categories: General
Companies: TDC / TDC Net
Countries: Denmark
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