Abridgment a survey of room noise in telephone locations

This paper describes a survey made to determine the range of magnitudes of room noise present in telephone locations. Measurements were made in a total of 260 locations in New York City and environs, distributed among businesses and residences in accordance with telephone traffic distribution. In each location, measurements were made by a marginal audibility method using the human ear as a part of the measuring device, and by a visual indicating meter. A brief description of the apparatus employed with each of these methods is included. Results presented for and measurements made in various classes of rooms, under winter and summer conditions.