THE FIRST OFFICIAL PHONECARD FROM OTE WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE COMPANY GPT.1986
THIS CARD WAS NOT IN GENERAL USE, IT WAS USED MOSTLY
BY REPORTERS AND BELONGED TO THE UNION OF
INTERNATIONAL DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
THIS CARD WAS WITH A DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY FROM THOSE OF TODAY, BUT COULD BE USED LIKE A CREDIT CARD
TO ENABLE THE REPORTERS TO PHONE TO GREECE.
THE NEXT PHONECARDS WERE CIRCULATED IN 1987
OTE ORDERED FOR TESTING TWO MAGNETIC PHONECARDS
OF 5000 TIRAGE EACH FROM THE COMPANIES GPT-PLESSEY.
THESE CARDS WERE THE MYCONOS AND PARTHENON
MAGNETIC.
THESE CARDS WERE USED BY THE ENGINEERS AND STAFF OF OTE FOR TRIAL PURPOSES.
IN 1992 OTE ORDERED FROM THE COMPANY INTRACOM
THE FIRST CARD FOR GENERAL USE CALLED VERGINA
