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owl [soylentnews.org] writes:

Another section of this web site talked about outside plant, which is the telephone company's term for the cabling and other equipment which connects your home telephone to their Central Office.

This diagram shows an overview, and below are some pictures and descriptions of how outside plant is different for rural areas.

The main differences are that the Central Offices are typically smaller, and the cable distances are much greater.

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