TEL
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				| TEL issue 01 page 01 | |
| Format | |
|---|---|
| Editor | Jack Kranyak | 
| Publisher | Teletronics Company of America | 
| Origin | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 
| Language | English | 
| Frequency | Monthly | 
| Active | November 1974 - May 1975 | 
| Topics | Counterculture, Yippie, Phreaking | 
| Number of Issues | 7 | 
| Follows | NA | 
| Precedes | NA | 
| Associated Publications | NA | 
| Website | NA | 
TEL (Telephone Electronics Line) was a small publication that was dedicated to phone phreaking and hacking. The Teletronics Company of America began publishing it monthly in November 1974 with Jack Kranyak the Editor-in-Chief. TEL was similar to TAP, but was geared totally toward phone phreaking.
In 1975, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph (PT&T) won a lawsuit against the publishers of TEL. The Superior Court of California ordered TEL to stop publishing immediately. Though never challenged in court, this was truly a violation of First Amendment rights. A letter was mailed to all subscribers advising them to destroy all back issues of TEL.
TEL ceased publishing after only seven issues.
Contents
- 1 Contents
- 1.1 TEL Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 1 (November 1974)
 - 1.2 TEL Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 2 (December 1974)
 - 1.3 TEL Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 1 (January 1975)
 - 1.4 TEL Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 2 (February 1975)
 - 1.5 TEL Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 3 (March 1975)
 - 1.6 TEL Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 4 (April 1975)
 - 1.7 TEL Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 5 (May 1975)
 
 - 2 Downloads
 - 3 External Links
 
Contents
TEL Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 1 (November 1974)
- TSPS ... Traffic Services Position Systems
 
TEL Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 2 (December 1974)
- How to Call Long Distance Toll-Free
 - How Many Attachments Can You Wire to Your Telephone Line?
 - How to Handle Obscene Telephone Company Employees
 - What You Can Get for the Price of a Dime
 - The Automatic Wiretap
 - Call Santa This Year and Wish Him the Best!
 
TEL Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 1 (January 1975)
- Toll: A General Introduction
 - The Intricacy of Credit Card Fraud
 - Modern Phone Preaking
 - Detection: How to avoid it
 - Area Code 900
 - TEL Tips
 - Construction Project: The Hold Button
 
TEL Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 2 (February 1975)
- Telephone Answering / Recording Devices
 - When the Phone Company Turns a Deaf Ear
 - Dial Tone Speed Measurement - Part One
 
TEL Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 3 (March 1975)
- Overseas Dialing Techniques
 - Fresno - Way Station for Tax Returns
 - Pay Phone Special
 - The Telephone: A Basic Introduction
 - Dial Tone Speed Measurement - Part Two
 
TEL Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 4 (April 1975)
- Touch-Tone - What it is, What it does!
 - Construction Project - Add Four New Tones to Your Touch-Tone Phone.
 - Central Office Operations - Part One, Step-by-Step
 - Anatomy of a Phone Bust - or, "How to Get Caught"
 - Dial Tone Speed Measurement - Part Three
 - Construction Project - Television Remote Control
 - PUC vs. Telco - California Ruling on Interconnection
 
TEL Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 5 (May 1975)
- Trashing the Phone Company - A Look at "Ma Bell's" Garbage
 - Construction Project - Poor Person's Telephone
 - Construction Project - Telephone "Beeper"
 - Central Office Operations - Part Two, No. 5 Crossbar
 - European Reports
 - Big Mother is Watching
 
Downloads
| Issue | User | Link | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1, Issue 1 (November 1974) | Archive.org | ||
| Volume 1, Issue 2 (December 1974) | Archive.org | ||
| Volume 2, Issue 1 (January 1975) | Archive.org | ||
| Volume 2, Issue 2 (February 1975) | Archive.org | ||
| Volume 2, Issue 3 (March 1975) | Archive.org | ||
| Volume 2, Issue 4 (April 1975) | Archive.org | ||
| Volume 2, Issue 5 (May 1975) | Archive.org | ||
| Special Report #1 | Archive.org | ||
| Special Report #2 | Archive.org |