September 11 Digital Archive

Busy Phones [Archival Audio]

Title

Busy Phones [Archival Audio]

Description

The New York phone lines were completely jammed on 9/11. Many will remember the sound of the busy signal when thinking back to that time.

Source

digitally recorded

Media Type

audio

Sonic Memorial: Name

loads from Hour long Special

Sonic Memorial: Source Ref Name

SMS820.aiff

Sonic Memorial: Source Type

archival

Sonic Memorial: Duration

00:00:30

Sonic Memorial: Creation Date

2001-09-11

Sonic Memorial: Keyword

Sound Memory
Communications
9/11

Citation

“Busy Phones [Archival Audio],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 3, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/95869.