Telephone Equipment

Supreme Court upholds Iowa phone company tax law
San Francisco Chronicle
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa can legally tax the switches, computers, and other property of traditional telephone companies, the Iowa Supreme Court said Friday, but it can't force cellphone providers to pay similar taxes on equipment. The ruling ...
See all stories on this topic »NEW: Power Surge Destroys DEM's Phone System
GoLocalProv
A power surge in the telephone equipment room at the Department of Environmental Management's Providence headquarters last night destroyed the phone system's power source and maintenance port. As a result, both incoming and outgoing calls to DEM ...
See all stories on this topic »Power surge destroys phone system at RI Department of Environmental ...
The Republic
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — A power surge has destroyed the phone system at Rhode Island's Department of Environmental Management. The agency says the surge hit its telephone equipment room Monday night. Workers at the agency's Providence ...
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