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Published on: 2/1/2001
Last Visited: 2/1/2001
Dependable communications are especially critical in extreme weather conditions, said J. Billie Ray, President of BellSouth's North Carolina Operations.Our engineers had days like today in mind when they designed the network with internal power supplies and fiber-optic facilities.The result is that the vast majority of our customers have never lost dial tone..
Across the state, a few BellSouth central offices went to internal emergency power when commercial electrical power was not available.In addition, network distribution hubs, called Digital Loop Carriers, have internal backup batteries.If needed, portable generators will also be deployed when crews can reach the neighborhoods.