How do they match: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers' property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.

Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status.
Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock.
Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems.
Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions.
Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures.
Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.

Interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities.
Test communications equipment to ensure proper functioning.
Verify information or specifications.

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