- Importance Core-
Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
Inspect equipment on a regular basis in order to ensure proper functioning.
Repair or replace faulty equipment such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
Remove and remake connections in order to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain how it is to be used, and respond to any inquiries or complaints.
Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods.
Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests.
Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.
Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status.
Collaborate with other workers in order to locate and correct malfunctions.
Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances in order to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures.
Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults, in order to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions.
Designate cables available for use.
Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment.
Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals.
Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles.
- Importance Supplemental-
Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features.
Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems.
Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment.
Install updated software, and programs that maintain existing software and/or provide requested features such as time-correlated call routing.
Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming.
Perform database verifications, using computers.
Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock.
Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services.
Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers.
Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components, and painting worn or exposed areas.
Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment.
Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools.
Dig holes or trenches as necessary for equipment installation and access.
Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.
Provide input into the design and manufacturing of new equipment.
Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations.
- Relevance of Task Core-
Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
Repair or replace faulty equipment such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain how it is to be used, and respond to any inquiries or complaints.
Inspect equipment on a regular basis in order to ensure proper functioning.
Collaborate with other workers in order to locate and correct malfunctions.
Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles.
Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.
Remove and remake connections in order to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions.
Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status.
Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods.
Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests.
Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals.
Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment.
Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances in order to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures.
Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults, in order to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
Designate cables available for use.
- Relevance of Task Supplemental-
Perform database verifications, using computers.
Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock.
Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services.
Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.
Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems.
Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers.
Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment.
Dig holes or trenches as necessary for equipment installation and access.
Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment.
Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components, and painting worn or exposed areas.
Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming.
Install updated software, and programs that maintain existing software and/or provide requested features such as time-correlated call routing.
Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features.
Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools.
Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations.
Provide input into the design and manufacturing of new equipment.
-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles.
Designate cables available for use.
Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods.
Inspect equipment on a regular basis in order to ensure proper functioning.
Collaborate with other workers in order to locate and correct malfunctions.
Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
Remove and remake connections in order to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status.
Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults, in order to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
Repair or replace faulty equipment such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals.
Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain how it is to be used, and respond to any inquiries or complaints.
Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests.
Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions.
Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances in order to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures.
Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment.
Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.
-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Perform database verifications, using computers.
Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment.
Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems.
Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features.
Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming.
Provide input into the design and manufacturing of new equipment.
Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.
Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment.
Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock.
Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools.
Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers.
Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services.
Install updated software, and programs that maintain existing software and/or provide requested features such as time-correlated call routing.
Dig holes or trenches as necessary for equipment installation and access.
Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components, and painting worn or exposed areas.
Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations.
-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods.
Inspect equipment on a regular basis in order to ensure proper functioning.
Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status.
Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
Remove and remake connections in order to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults, in order to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
Repair or replace faulty equipment such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests.
Collaborate with other workers in order to locate and correct malfunctions.
Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals.
Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances in order to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures.
Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions.
Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.
Designate cables available for use.
Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain how it is to be used, and respond to any inquiries or complaints.
Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles.
Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment.
-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment.
Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features.
Install updated software, and programs that maintain existing software and/or provide requested features such as time-correlated call routing.
Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations.
Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems.
Perform database verifications, using computers.
Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.
Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock.
Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment.
Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components, and painting worn or exposed areas.
Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services.
Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers.
Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming.
Provide input into the design and manufacturing of new equipment.
Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools.
Dig holes or trenches as necessary for equipment installation and access.
-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions.
Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests.
Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain how it is to be used, and respond to any inquiries or complaints.
Repair or replace faulty equipment such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
Designate cables available for use.
Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.
Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances in order to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures.
Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment.
Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults, in order to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
Remove and remake connections in order to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
Collaborate with other workers in order to locate and correct malfunctions.
Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles.
Inspect equipment on a regular basis in order to ensure proper functioning.
Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals.
Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status.
Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods.
Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components, and painting worn or exposed areas.
Install updated software, and programs that maintain existing software and/or provide requested features such as time-correlated call routing.
Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations.
Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services.
Dig holes or trenches as necessary for equipment installation and access.
Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools.
Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.
Provide input into the design and manufacturing of new equipment.
Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock.
Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers.
Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment.
Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features.
Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming.
Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems.
Perform database verifications, using computers.
Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment.
-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment.
Collaborate with other workers in order to locate and correct malfunctions.
Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances in order to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures.
Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests.
Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
Repair or replace faulty equipment such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions.
Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain how it is to be used, and respond to any inquiries or complaints.
Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.
Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals.
Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles.
Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods.
Inspect equipment on a regular basis in order to ensure proper functioning.
Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status.
Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults, in order to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
Designate cables available for use.
Remove and remake connections in order to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment.
Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems.
Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features.
Perform database verifications, using computers.
Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers.
Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment.
Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services.
Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools.
Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming.
Dig holes or trenches as necessary for equipment installation and access.
Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.
Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components, and painting worn or exposed areas.
Install updated software, and programs that maintain existing software and/or provide requested features such as time-correlated call routing.
Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations.
Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock.
Provide input into the design and manufacturing of new equipment.
-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.
Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances in order to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures.
Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions.
Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment.
Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests.
Remove and remake connections in order to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
Collaborate with other workers in order to locate and correct malfunctions.
Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults, in order to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals.
Designate cables available for use.
Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles.
Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain how it is to be used, and respond to any inquiries or complaints.
Inspect equipment on a regular basis in order to ensure proper functioning.
Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status.
Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
Repair or replace faulty equipment such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods.
Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Dig holes or trenches as necessary for equipment installation and access.
Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers.
Install updated software, and programs that maintain existing software and/or provide requested features such as time-correlated call routing.
Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment.
Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations.
Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming.
Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.
Provide input into the design and manufacturing of new equipment.
Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services.
Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components, and painting worn or exposed areas.
Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools.
Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock.
Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment.
Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems.
Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features.
Perform database verifications, using computers.
-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status.
Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
Repair or replace faulty equipment such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain how it is to be used, and respond to any inquiries or complaints.
Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults, in order to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals.
Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods.
Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
Inspect equipment on a regular basis in order to ensure proper functioning.
Designate cables available for use.
Remove and remake connections in order to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment.
Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles.
Collaborate with other workers in order to locate and correct malfunctions.
Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.
Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests.
Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions.
Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances in order to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures.
-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Perform database verifications, using computers.
Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming.
Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock.
Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment.
Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services.
Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools.
Dig holes or trenches as necessary for equipment installation and access.
Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems.
Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.
Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features.
Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers.
Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations.
Install updated software, and programs that maintain existing software and/or provide requested features such as time-correlated call routing.
Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment.
Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components, and painting worn or exposed areas.
Provide input into the design and manufacturing of new equipment.
-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals.
Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.
Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods.
Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults, in order to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment.
Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances in order to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures.
Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status.
Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain how it is to be used, and respond to any inquiries or complaints.
Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
Inspect equipment on a regular basis in order to ensure proper functioning.
Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
Designate cables available for use.
Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions.
Remove and remake connections in order to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests.
Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles.
Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
Collaborate with other workers in order to locate and correct malfunctions.
Repair or replace faulty equipment such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Provide input into the design and manufacturing of new equipment.
Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock.
Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations.
Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools.
Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components, and painting worn or exposed areas.
Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers.
Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services.
Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.
Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming.
Install updated software, and programs that maintain existing software and/or provide requested features such as time-correlated call routing.
Dig holes or trenches as necessary for equipment installation and access.
Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features.
Perform database verifications, using computers.
Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment.
Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems.
Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment.