How do they match: Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduits running through trenches.
Access specific areas to string lines, or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
Dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches.
Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.
Explain cable service to subscribers after installation, and collect any installation fees due.
Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.
Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches, and pull lines to proper tension.
Use a variety of construction equipment to complete installations, such as digger derricks, trenchers, or cable plows.

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