I.B.M. says that they would interfere with the company's ability to switch signals - and products - instantly.

Currently, phone companies are saddled with cabinets full of equipment to switch signals among copper wires.

Then he switched signals to attack "the bureaucratization" of the arts in the late 20th century.

In normal circumstances, it does not switch signals between subscribers' lines but has limited capacity to do this if connection to the DLE is lost.

He would abruptly switch signals on his own and alter his travel plans in midstream.

Coincidentally, they all read the Delany book at the same time, and decided to switch signals and make it their next project.

Now, say our diplomats, Mikhail Gorbachev has switched signals and the nonsense rate is down to about 5 percent.

Nor are the Russians the only ones who say Washington switched signals.

I don't care to switch signals.

At the last minute, however, it switched signals and scheduled the show for the fall, Thursdays at 8 P.M.