AT&T Switching Center (San Francisco, California)

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611 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

At&t San Francisco Switch: "Sanfran21", (CLLI code: SNFCCA21DS0).
AT&T's Switching Center and primary internet hub for San Francisco.

Location of alleged NSA (National Security Agency) tap using a Narus supercomputer for mass-surveillance of national and international telephone and internet communications.
A point of interest in the warrantless-wiretapping scandal.
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Coordinates:   37°47'5"N   122°23'47"W

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  • Go to this site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spyfactory/program.html and watch chapter 5
  • This is true. I am retired AT&T technician and manager.I rerouted the backbone network elements through 21 to the NSA building next door. I remember questioning the engineering that routed backbone data/phone nodes through the SNFCCA21/ds0. The ds0 designation is incorrect as that is low speed. We rerouted ds3 and oc3 backbones to this c.o. as mis routes to here,when there was no engineering reason. Never could get a "terminating address" as we just dropped coax and fiber on connecting ports.
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