About Folder
Title
Federal Telecommunications System (FTS), 1960-1963
Collection
Digital Identifier
USGSA-MF17-006
Date(s) of Materials
20 May 1960-23 October 1963
Folder Description
This folder contains material pertaining to the Federal Telecommunications System (FTS), a network of communication services for federal agencies. Items include a staff report by the General Services Administration (GSA) to the Bureau of the Budget on the proposed FTS; letters of intent to AT&T for Phases I and II of the project; GSA policy circulars; letters to heads of federal agencies; an article by Representative Jack Brooks on the FTS, reprinted from Public Utilities Fortnightly; a GSA report titled "Study of a Federal Telecommunications System for Civil Agencies"; a statement by Robert F. Mundy to the U.S. House Government Activities Subcommittee on "Communications and a Decentralized Federal Government"; and documents concerning the role of the FTS in emergency planning activities.
Extent / Physical Description
357 digital pages
Series
Series 6. Transportation and Communications Service Files, 1960-1963.
Preferred Citation
United States General Services Administration Records. Transportation and Communications Service Files, 1960-1963. Federal Telecommunications System (FTS), 1960-1963. USGSA-MF17-006. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Subject(s)
Organization(s)
Contributor(s)
Brooks, Jack Bascom, 1922-2012
Media Type
Use Restriction Note
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Copyright Notice
Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain.
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
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