Centurylink - Vancouver Central Office (Vancouver, Washington)

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Centurylink (formerly QWEST) Vancouver central office (CLLI: VANCWA01DS0, a.k.a. "Oxford"), NPA 360 (originally 206.) One of two original Bell System COs for the west Vancouver/downtown area, but the only one currently operating. Constructed to replace the 1930s-era "art deco phone exchange" as it's known locally when automatic mechanical switching was introduced to the area just after World War II. Originally panel, currently 5ESS.

External connections:
ORCHWA01DS0 (trunk)
PTLDOR13C9T (tandem)

Codes serviced by this office:

Traditional
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693 694 695 696 (OXford)

Modern
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418 487 619 690 699 735 737 750 759 905 906 992 993
The "modern" codes were added around the time of the 206/360 NPA split.

www.telcodata.us/view-switch-detail-by-clli?clli=VANCWA...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panel_switch