Verizon is installing more than 3,600 telecom circuits to help ne...
Verizon is installing more than 3,600 telecom circuits to help news media and govt. agencies handle Jan. 20 Inauguration in Washington. Facilities will range from standard voice lines to special video circuits for TV networks, company said. Verizon said…
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it had received orders for more than 2,000 voice lines, 200 special video circuits, 12 audio circuits, 25 high-speed DS-1 data lines, more than 1,400 ISDN lines. Orders have come from domestic and international broadcasters, print media outlets, numerous govt. agencies including Secret Service. Fiber lines are being installed on Capitol grounds and Mall, including fiber circuit strung from bottom to top of Washington Monument for use by several broadcast outlets. Company installed temporary payphones at Lincoln Memorial for media. Verizon said that, like other participants, company was strapped for time because it couldn’t start taking orders and installing circuits until winner of election had been decided.