This paper, along with several other papers in this issue (Refs. 2-6), is concerned with the mathematical modeling of operating costs in the loop network.
An important consideration in making economic evaluations of proposed loop plant relief, rearrangement, and rehabilitation projects is the cost of loop plant work operations incurred to provide or
Economic Design of Distribution Cable Networks By J. A.
Economic Evaluation of Subscriber Pair Gain System Applications By W. L. G.
Connect-Through administration is the policy of leaving the loop from a customer's premises to the central office intact when the customer disconnects from the network.
The following ten papers describe various models of the telephone loop plant. The papers cover work done chiefly during the past decade, although the foundations of the work are often much older.
Statistical Analyses of Costs in Loop Plant Operations By D. M. DUNN and J. M.
The Facility Analysis Plan is a new methods system designed to improve loop plant operations.
An important part of an operating company outside plant engineer's job is to decide how best to use the spare capacity in the feeder network.1 This activity is called feeder administration.
The design of telephone equipment must accommodate lightning and 60-Hz disturbances which may be present at the network-terminal interface.
