Silver Spring - SLSPMDSS
Updated: 10:32PM EST 01/04/2005
Operating Company:Verizon Maryland, Inc.
Former Operating Company(s): Bell Atlantic - Maryland, Inc.
C&P Telephone Co. of MD
Operating Company Number:9213
Office Name:Silver Spring
Location:8670 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, Montgomery Co., MD
Colocated Carrier(s): AT&T Corp.
KMC Telecom
MCI
MFS Communications Co., Inc.
jpeg thumbnail image of Bell Atlantic Silver Spring CO

Comments:
Welcom to the land of taxation and no parking. Please, spanish only! That aside this is one of the most oddest central offices we have seen. The front is some sort of angled side. Office is also very difficult to get to as its just outside of Washington, DC and buried in a maze of busy streets.

Fortunately this picture was brought to you via the determined efforts of the telebeans staff and a parking meter that still had twnty minutes on it. Just enough to hustle across 12 city blocks and across three major streets!

Office is a long distance POP for AT&T who owns a couple of floors of office space a few blocks back from this office (which, apon further reflection we wish we had taken a picture of). MCI and MFN fiber was also seen on the side walks infront of the CO.

See an archive of Mark Fosters page on this office for pictures of the rooftop tower with its horns.

Switch(s)
CarrierSwitch CLLISwitch TypeArea CodeExchange(s)
Bell AtlanticSLSPMDSSDS0Lucent 5ESS240662
301285, 427, 495, 562-3,
565, 578, 585, 587-9,
608, 626, 650, 819,
930
SLSPMDSSDSSLucent 5ESS301415, 457, 504, 713,
734