Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mailrus!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!andrew.cmu.EDU!mw3s+ From: mw3s+@andrew.cmu.EDU (Martin Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Wiring in my house. Message-ID: <8WDLK6y00Uhqya008t@andrew.cmu.edu> Date: 15 Mar 88 18:18:46 GMT References: Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 14 Approved: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu Each state regulates inside wiring in different ways. For a period after divestiture, most telcos were allowed to charge a wire cost recovery fee. After this was paid, the owner of the building owned the wires. In PA, Bell of PA offers a maintenance service of about $1.50/mo (I think) for which they will provide inside wire maintenance, but this is strictly optional. Some consultants have told the telephone companies on behalf of their clients that they no longer want their inside wiring, that they were going to install their own. The telephone company can retrieve their wire or abandon it, as they see fit. In many instances, the telco abandons it, because it is simply too expensive to remove. I would suggest discussing the matter with your co-workers and find out what they did, if anything. You can also write to your PUC with a complaint. I hope this helps.