Problem
Overloaded party lines
Other Names:
Telephone delaysInadequate telephone system
Nature:
The very rapid increase in the number of telephones installed has resulted in overloading of exchanges often using out-of-date equipment. Technical incompatibility between such exchanges, particularly in different countries, can lead to considerable delays in making a connection. The situation becomes worse in peak periods and is aggravated by time zone differences which limit the overlap in office hours between different countries. Broader Problems:
Communication delays Strategies:
Reducing crowding on party linesImproving telephone systemReducing telephone delaysDelaying communication Values:
DelayInadequacyOverload Subject(s):
Communication → Communications??Transportation, Telecommunications → Telephone, telex, telefax??
Societal Problems → Delay??
Societal Problems → Inadequacy??
→ Political parties??
→ Systems??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
01.01.2000 – 00:00 CET