Patent ID: 6307933
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
Apparatus for connecting a subscriber premises line to either a first incoming service line from a first service provider or a second incoming service line from a second service provider, comprising:a housing having a subscriber compartment, a first provider compartment, and a second provider compartment;a first connector in said subscriber compartment electrically connected to said subscriber premises line;a second connector in said second provider compartment electrically connected to said subscriber premises line;a third connector in said first provider compartment electrically connected to said first incoming service line;a fourth connector in said second provider compartment electrically connected to said second incoming service line;wherein either the third connector or the fourth connector can be electrically connected to said second connector at any one time to connect said first or second incoming service line, respectively, to said subscriber premises line;wherein either the first or second service provider can disconnect the other service provider's incoming service line from said second connector and connect its incoming service line to said second connector.