At 07:54 PM 8/16/2002 -0700, John Berry wrote:
>This was called a "ground-start circuit" right and was only done in certain
>high-lightning areas way back when, I think...



Nope.  You thought wrong.

Ground Start had nothing to do with lightning or outbound dialing for that
matter.  The reason for the ground is to mark the circuit busy before it
rings.  Useful in the "old days" before immediate ringing, but of little
use today.

Carl Navarro





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