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From: myerston@cts.sri.com
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Subject: Re: GTE Bashing
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Date: 8 Sep 89 17:08:00 GMT
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X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 361, message 3 of 9


     At least >some< of GTE's service problems are the result of
equipment provided (foisted?) by the infamous Automatic Electric and
its successors.

     When I worked at Western Electric it seemed like the most
satisfying jobs were those where we replaced AE equipment with ESS
machines (1A ESS at that time) for GTE of California.  We did several
in Southern California (Long Beach, LA-Stadium) and the immediate
improvements brought in commendations, editorials etc.  By contrast
PacBell jobs (usually X-Bar replacements) went largely unnoticed.