A foggy harbor, then rural land. A man in an AT&T truck drives past. Narration: “On two small islands off the coast of Maine, a man named Abe Nolton is the telephone company.” Voiceover from the man about what his days usually consist of while he is up on a power line. “People seem more friendly than on the mainland.” In his truck, driving around town waving to people. Shots of the town, kids in a small row boat. Abe at an old woman’s house repairing a phone. “Fixing and changing phones. That’s an installer repairman.” More voiceover, Abe tending to connectors and cables. “In Vile Haven and North Haven I am the phone company. I’m the only one here.” Narration: “All across America, in the most remote spot, there are people like Abe Nolton making your phone service the best in the world. Text: “We hear you.”
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