But most of the workers will be stationed at the 13 garages the company has throughout the state. If there is a problem at any of the 30 central offices that Bell Atlantic has across the state, an alarm will sound so the phone company will know immediately there is problem. The company can then dispatch technicians to fix it. McGee said that technicians from the companies that make the phone company equipment are always on-call so they can be reached if there is a problem. The company will use wireless phones to communicate within the company, she said.
Many employees have wireless phones.
The Bell Atlantic workers on duty probably won't be complaining they are working that night. The phone company asked for volunteers, and more employees signed up than were needed. Non-management workers will get double pay for working the holiday. McGee said she thinks that many workers won't have much to do. It will be a good time to catch up on paperwork, things like that.