{"id":2412,"date":"2026-02-23T19:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/?p=2412"},"modified":"2026-02-23T19:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:06:02","slug":"central-office-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/23\/central-office-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Touring a Telephone Central Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today I had the unique opportunity to visit the inside of a telephone central office building and receive a tour. It was very interesting to see the technology that makes our telephones and internet function. There was equipment ranging from the decades old DMS-100 telephone switch to modern fiber optic. The building is a time capsule of telephone history.\u00a0 More photos of this tour can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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