Re: Verizon NY (LEC) prior notification

["Justin M. Streiner" <streiner () cluebyfour org>]

On Fri, 31 May 2013, Patrick wrote:

> On 2013-05-30 21:43, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> > May not be workable without a sufficiently high call rate 24/7.  If you're a
> > small call center that usually has 3-4 calls per hour at 2AM, now long is "too
> > long without a call, time to get suspicious"?
>
> Correct.
>
> Alternatively, perhaps VZ has an outages list one could get on for any
> planned upgrades, so that one could test post-operation. While this
> would have helped the OP, it covers much (?) less of the error space.
>
> Or maybe get to know the local switch techs. Does VZ ex-nynex still have
> local switch techs, or did they centralize like Sprint/Kansas City?

The vast majority of Verizon's COs are not staffed with on-site techs on a 
regular basis.  I suspect the same is true of most telcos.

jms