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From: DREUBEN@eagle.wesleyan.edu (DOUGLAS SCOTT REUBEN)
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Subject: Re: What Kind of Switch is This?
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In response to Dave Levenson's posting about (what I believe) is the
516-234 exchange, I think it's a 5ESS.

It is in the Brentwood/Ronkonkoma area, and it serves LOTS of
exchanges, like 230-234,273, 348, 434-436, and 582. (I think there are
supposed to be 2 more, but they are not listed in the book or the
recording, so either they are planned or I'm just misinformed.)
(Probably the latter! :-) )

You can always call NYTel and ask them - they used to NEVER tell you
what sort of switch you were on, but they seem to have become less
paranoid and more progressive, and will now freely discuss equipment
types, cut-over dates, etc with you at length. (Other Bells, such as,
ahem, Pac*Bell, well, it's a different story with them...!)

Hope this helps,

Doug

dreuben@eagle.wesleyan.edu
dreuben@wesleyan.bitnet