Area Code 518
Telephone Central Office Building Pictures

The following are representative examples of telephone central office buildings in Area Code 518 (Capital Region of New York state).

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Albany "State Street" (Main) Photo 2 | Photo 3	Listing Updated: September 2012 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New York Telephone CLLI: ALBYNYSSDS0 ALBYNYSSDS1 ALBYNYSSDS3 Switch Type: DS0: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS DS1: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100/200 DS3: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-100/200 Prefixes Served: DS0: (518) 487 DS1: (518) 367 DS3: (518) 257, 262, 391, 396, 408, 426-7, 431-4, 436, 443, 445, 447, 449, 465, 470-2, 476, 486, 488, 598, 626, 890 Notes: Note the AT&T Long Lines building next door to the Verizon central office (See below).
Albany "State Street" (AT&T Long Lines) Photo 2	Listing Updated: September 2012 Operating Company: AT&T (Long Lines) CLLI: ALBYNYSS05T Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 4ESS Prefixes Served: (Various CLEC prefixes) Notes: This is the long haul 4ESS tandem (NSN 003-T) that serves the Albany region. It also serves several CLEC prefixes.
Albany "East Greenbush"	Listing Updated: September 2012 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New York Telephone CLLI: EGNBNYEGRS0 Switch Type: Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS EXM Prefixes Served: (518) 477, 479 Notes: An eastern suburb of Albany
Averill Park Photo 2	Listing Updated: September 2012 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New York Telephone CLLI: AVPKNYAVDS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-10 Prefixes Served: (518) 674 Notes:
Hoosick Falls	Listing Updated: May 2015 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New York Telephone CLLI: HSFLNYHSDS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-10 Prefixes Served: (518) 686 Notes:
Nassau Photo 2	Listing Updated: September 2012 Operating Company: Fairpoint/Tacoinc Telephone CLLI: NASSNYXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (518) 766 Notes: Not to be confused with Nassau County, Long island which is in Area Code 516
Salem	Listing Updated: May 2015 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New York Telephone CLLI: SALMNYSMDS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel DMS-10 Prefixes Served: (518) 854 Notes:
West Lebanon Photo 2 | Photo 3	Listing Updated: September 2012 Operating Company: Consolidated Communications/Fairpoint/Tacoinc Telephone CLLI: WLBNNYXARS0 Switch Type: Ribbon/Genband/Nortel RSC Prefixes Served: (518) 794 Notes: Odd doesn't start to describe this place.  It appears that this CO once occupied a second building immediately behind the current CO building. This second building was most recently an Italian restaurant (now closed). Also note that this CO also serves as the cable TV head end for this town, and the aerial outside cable plant that goes into the side of the roof of the building.