Area Code 417
Telephone Central Office Pictures

The following are representative examples of telephone central office buildings in Area Code 417 (Missouri).

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Bois D'Arc	Listing Updated: July 2010 Operating Company: at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell CLLI: BSACMORS? Switch Type: SONET regenerator Prefixes Served: None   Notes: Not a central office per se, but a SONET regenerator. Could also be a RSC or RSM. It sits on the edge of a field and houses a remote switch hosted in Springfield, MO.
Halltown	Listing Updated: July 2011 Operating Company: Choctaw Telephone CLLI: HLTWMOXADS0 Switch Type: Mitel GX5000 Prefixes Served: (417) 491, 749 Notes: Source: GSV
Nixa	Listing Updated: July 2010 Operating Company: at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell CLLI: NIXAMOAARS0 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote Prefixes Served: (417) 724-5 Notes: This office is located in southwest Missouri. It is a typical 1980s style office, no windows, sterile look.
Republic	Listing Updated: August 2010 Operating Company: at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell CLLI: RPBLMOPERS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (417) 647, 732 Notes: It is located in the residential area of this small town southwest of Springfield, MO.
Springfield "McDaniel"	Listing Updated: July 2010 Operating Company: at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell CLLI: DS0: SPFDMOMCDS0 DS1: SPFDMOMCDS1 RS0: SPFDMOMCRS0 Switch Type: DS0: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100 DS1: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS RS0: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: DS0: (417) 572, 575, 829, 831-2, 836-7, 862-6, 868-9, 873-4 DS1: (417) 225, 268-9, 631, 875 RS0: (417) 227, 895 Notes: Also serves parts of Joplin, MO (417-572). This is the biggest of the old SBC central offices in Springfield. McDaniel is the name of the street the office sits on, not an old EXchange name.
Springfield "Temple"	Listing Updated: August 2010 Operating Company: at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell CLLI: SPFDMOTERS0 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS ORM Prefixes Served: (417) 655, 833 Notes: The EXchange here was TEmple and thus the CO name. This is a 1970s vintage office which replaced a much more modest structure. Springfield has been the fastest growing city in Missouri for at least 25 years.
Springfield "Tuxedo" Photo 2	Listing Updated: September 2013 Operating Company: at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell CLLI: SPFDMOTUDS0 SPFDMOTURS1 Switch Type: DS0: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100 RS1: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS ORM Prefixes Served: DS0: (417) 730, 820, 823, 841, 877, 881-3, 885-91 RS1: (417) 875 Notes: Obviously the EXchange here was TUxedo. It serves the area around the Battlefield Mall. The AT&T signage is fairly small for a building of this size. Springfield is a great little city that is not so little anymore.
Springfield Toll Office	Listing Updated: August 2010 Operating Company: at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell CLLI: SPFDMOTL02T Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-200 Prefixes Served: (417) 577 Notes: This office houses a Tandem switch. This view is of the West side of the office, the entrance to the building being at the left of the picture. The building also provides office space for several different organizations. Springfield is the fastest growing city in Missouri.
Strafford	Listing Updated: July 2010 Operating Company: at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell CLLI: STFRMORERS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (417) 736 Notes:
Walnut Grove	Listing Updated: July 2010 Operating Company: at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell CLLI: WLGVMOWYRS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (417) 788, 994 Notes: Also serves Walnut Grove MCA (417-788).
Willard	Listing Updated: July 2011 Operating Company: at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell CLLI: WLRDMOSHRS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (417) 742 Notes: Source: GSV