Chapter 7: Better Phones; Quality Sound

Broadcasting & Sound: Worldwide Sound Distribution

Digital Courier International in Vancouver, BC, accepts finished commercials from its subscribers, and forwards them through ISDN connections - with attached scripts, confirmations and traffic instructions - to radio stations and production studios.

"Speeds are very fast," said technical director Pat White of Vancouver's KOKO Productions. "If something has to get to a station in an hour, it's no problem - even if that station is on the other side of the continent."