Dad is unimpressed: 'He's just an overseas operator.

Abel picked up the phone and asked the girl for the overseas operator.

After getting the overseas operator, he placed his call, using a series of cutout codes to frustrate eavesdroppers.

He got an overseas operator and gave her the first in the series of cut-out numbers.

Monserrat dialed a telephone company business office, gave a four-digit number, then spoke to what was clearly an overseas operator.

The other three were eventually sold to overseas operators in Norway and Borneo.

He picked up the telephone and dialed the overseas operator.

Lifting the phone, he got an overseas operator, gave her Hal Brognola's office number and waited on the call to go through.

Calling an overseas operator, she asked about the time.

Each of the regular telephones in the house has direct access to outside lines and thus to long-distance and even overseas operators.