Traffic service position system no. 1: Automated coin toll service: Overall description and operational characteristics

Automated Coin Toll Service (acts) has recently been developed for use on Traffic Service Position System No. 1. acts automates the handling of most calls paid for at coin stations, gives time and charge quotations, and provides customer notifications. To accomplish this, a new microprocessor-controlled subsystem is added to tsps. This subsystem generates announcements and monitors coin deposits. Since acts reduces the operator involvement on coin toll calls, it achieves significant savings for the operating companies, acts was developed together with several other associated features. This entire package was first put into service in November 1977, in Phoenix, Arizona, This paper gives a functional description of the new subsystem and details the customer interface with acts and the other features.