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Area Code 843
Telephone Central Office Pictures

The following are respresntative examples of telephone central office buildings in Area Code 843 (eastern South Carolina)

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This section was insipred by Telephone Central Offices and Telebeans.Org


 

Charleston
"Deer Park"

Photo 2

Listing Updated:
November 2006

Operating Company:
BellSouth

CLLI:
CHTNSCDP82E

Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS

Prefixes Served:
(843) 553, 569, 572, 574, 764, 797, 818, 820, 824,
847, 863 

Notes:

 

Charleston
"Downtown"

Photo 2

Listing Updated:
November 2006

Operating Company:
BellSouth

CLLI:
CHTNSCDT72E

Switch Type:
Nortel DMS-100

Prefixes Served:
(843)  255, 512, 518, 534, 570, 577, 579, 720-4,
727-8, 789, 792, 805, 853, 876, 937, 953, 958,
961, 964-5, 967, 973

Notes:
Note the design of the building to fit in with the existing Charleston architecture. Also notice the Southern Bell and AT&T signs on the front of the building.

 

 

Charleston
"James Island"

Listing Updated:
November 2006

Operating Company:
BellSouth

CLLI:
CHTNSCJM79E

Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS

Prefixes Served:
(843)  406, 762, 795

Notes:

 

 

Charleston
"Johns Island"

Photo 2

Listing Updated:
November 2006

Operating Company:
BellSouth

CLLI:
CHTNSCJN55E

Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS

Prefixes Served:
(843) 557, 559

Notes:

 

Charleston
"North Charleston"

Photo 2

Listing Updated:
November 2006

Operating Company:
BellSouth

CLLI:
CHTNSCNO74F

Switch Type:
Nortel DMS-100

Prefixes Served:
(843) 202, 218-9, 220, 308, 434, 529, 554, 566,
740, 743-7, 807, 974

Notes:

 

Charleston
"West Ashley"

Photo 2

Listing Updated:
November 2006

Operating Company:
BellSouth

CLLI:
CHTNSCWA85E

Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS 

Prefixes Served:
(843) 402, 556, 571, 573, 763, 766, 769, 852

Notes:
At one time this building housed a 1AESS switch. Those prefixes were "folded into" the 5ESS.

 

Charleston (Seabrook)

Listing Updated:
November 2006

Operating Company:
BellSouth

CLLI:
SBRKSCSKRS1

Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS Remote Switching Module

Prefixes Served:
(843) 243, 768, 864

Notes:

 

Isle of Palms/
Sullivans Island

Listing Updated:
November 2006

Operating Company:
BellSouth

CLLI:
ISPLSCISRS1

Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS ORM

Prefixes Served:
(843) 883, 886

Notes:
Two ratecenters served out of the same switch.

 

Mount Pleasant

Photo 2 | Photo 3

Listing Updated:
November 2006

Operating Company:
BellSouth

CLLI:
MNPLSCES88F

Switch Type:
Nortel DMS-100 Host

Prefixes Served:
(843) 216, 375, 388, 654, 849, 856, 881, 884, 971

Notes:

 

 


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