Verizon Tech Hacked Landlines For Sex Calls

said by patcat88:

The first thing that happens to your line when it enters the CO is goes into a digitalizer.

said by pb2k:

most people probably don't realize, but in a CO every ones line makes an appearance on the main rack

said by Mr Matt:

Having worked for a baby bell I soon learned the following: If the technician or any employee is a member of the union and has any seniority Verizon will find it almost impossible to fire them unless they goes to jail. If they try to fire the employee the union will threaten to strike. A trainer and union member employed by the baby bell that I worked for, was stopped twice for DUI. The company wanted to fire her because she was required to drive a company vehicle while on the job. The union insisted that she be rehabilitated. She was stopped again for DUI and the union took the same position. During her third DUI while driving a company vehicle she struck and killed a motorist that was changing a tire along the road. She was finally put in the slammer. In my opinion from experience, only way Verizon will be able to fire the technician is if he is prosecuted and goes to jail.

I failed to mention that this situation is nothing new except that in the Mid Nineties juvenile delinquents were responsible. They were caught plugging a telephone their neighbors network interface after school and calling 900/976 telephone sex lines. Unfortunately for them and fortunately for their neighbors they could not read. They connected their telephone to a network interface that had a notice: Cutting Line will summon police. They did not pay attention and did not realize their burglar alarm system had radio backup and did summon police. They were caught red handed.

said by Mr Matt:

Having worked for a baby bell I soon learned the following: If the technician or any employee is a member of the union and has any seniority Verizon will find it almost impossible to fire them unless they goes to jail.