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ARVIN

 

Type: Suburban

Remote switch serving the southeastern region of the San Joaquin Valley.

Old Exchanges:  SPring 4

BAKERSFIELD 11 "EMPIRE"

 

Type: Suburban

Old Exchanges: EMpire 6, ROchester 7 

BAKERSFIELD 12 "MAIN"

BAKERSFIELD MAIN DOOR

 

Type: Urban

This is the tandem office for the Bakersfield region.  Originally constructed by the Central California Telephone Company and bought by Pacific Telephone in the late 1960s.

Old Exchanges: FAirview 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7

BAKERSFIELD 13 "TRINITY"

 

Type: Suburban

Built to relieve Bakersfield Main.

Old Exchanges: TRinity 1

BAKERSFIELD 14 "TEMPLE"

 

Type: Suburban

Built to relieve Bakersfield Main and Empire.

Old Exchanges: TEmple 1 and 2

BAKERSFIELD 17 "WEST"

 

Type: Suburban

Built in the 1980s to relieve Bakersfield Main.

BAKERSFIELD 19 "NOMAD"

 

Type: Suburban

New office built in the early 1990s to relieve Bakersfield West and Temple and to serve the new Seven Oaks development.  Nice aesthetic design for a CO.

AT&T BAKERSFIELD "TOLL OFFICE"

 

For more information on AT&T's Bakersfield Toll Office please see: AT&T Bakersfield

BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS

 

Type: Rural

Remote Switch serving the private community of Bear Valley Springs located in the Tehachapi Mountains.  Note snow, it does get cold up here.

LAMONT

 

Type: Suburban

Old Exchanges: FUlton 3, THornwall 5

LEBEC

 

Small remote switch serving the Grapevine/I-5 areas.

Old Exchanges: CHestnut 8

OILDALE

 

Type:Suburban

Old Exchanges: EXport 9

TEHACHAPI

 

Type: Rural

Old Exchanges: TAylor 2

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