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| 45230 | 2002-04-23 07:09:00 | Hi Everyone, I received this important notice and thought it needed passing on. FYI !! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Richard Schvanski, Corporate Communications SOUTHCOAST BELLCOM TO CLEAN PHONE AND INTERNET ACCESS LINES Los Angeles, CA - April 22, 2002 - Southcoast Bellcom, a subsidiary of PCG Communications, is preparing to join telephone companies throughout the U.S. in a nationwide 'cleaning' of all phone and telecom lines this Sunday. 'We do this about every 10 years,' said a Richard Schvanski, spokesperson for the National Telephone Association. 'Over time, dust collects in the lines and this leads to weak connections and static, as well as to broken and slow Internet connectivity.' To clean the lines, Schvanski said, all telephone companies will use air compressors at their central locations in each city to blow a blast of air through phone lines and cable networks. The 10-minute process will cause dust to blow through telephone receivers, fax and answering machines, and both traditional PC and DSL modems in homes and offices throughout the U.S. Schvanski explained that most people are being urged to set a newspaper under their telecom device before going to bed Sunday night. The cleaning will be done between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. so as to disturb as few people as possible, he said. In the past, the spokesperson said, some people have put a plastic baggy over their telephone's handset to catch the dust, or wrapped the handset with a cloth to keep dust from getting on their furniture. Cell phones, pagers, and other wireless devices are not affected. |
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| 45231 | 2002-04-23 07:30:00 | That is the most well written load of rubbish. Robo give this person a cd wallet. thanks for the laugh cheers |
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| 45232 | 2002-04-23 08:36:00 | Nice one. JM |
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| 45233 | 2002-04-23 08:36:00 | Nice one. JM |
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| 45234 | 2002-04-23 09:02:00 | Nice one!but April Fools Day was a couple of weeks ago. Cheers. |
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| 45235 | 2002-04-23 09:52:00 | Maybe this was written prior to April Fools day, and it has taken this long to get thru the decrepid Telecom lines Alan :-) |
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| 45236 | 2002-04-23 11:30:00 | Dont laugh I bet a lot of people did put paper out and bags over phones | Guest (0) | ||
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