The now-defunct AT&T High Seas Service consisted of radiotelephone stations WOO (transmitter station in Ocean Gate, NJ (39°55′38″N 74°06′55″W / 39.92722°N 74.11528°W), receiver station in Manahawkin, New Jersey, USA) [1], WOM (Miami, Florida) and KMI (Point Reyes, California).
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History
Before satellite communication systems were widely available, the only way ships at sea had to communicate with the rest of the world was via HF SSB connections to land stations. A vessel at sea would make radio contact with one of those stations, and the operator would patch the radio connection though to a telephone call made over the PSTN. The charges were typically settled by making the landline connection a collect call. Larger vessels maintained accounts with AT&T.
AT&T shut down all three stations on November 9, 1999.
Existing services
It is believed that the only remaining commercial sources of high seas high frequency radiotelephone service in the US are stations WLO, WCL, KLB, and KNN, all run by Shipcomm Services, LLC.
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