AT&T Switching Center

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The AT&T Madison Complex Tandem Office is a 17-story, 79 m (259 ft) building in Los Angeles, California, completed in 1961. With its microwave tower, used through 1993, bringing the overall height to 137 m (449 ft), it is the 29th tallest building in Los Angeles. The building serves 1.3 million phone lines in area code 213, and other Los Angeles area codes, for foreign long-distance calling.

AT&T Madison Complex Tandem Office
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Alternative namesAT&T Switching Center
PacBell Tower
Pacific Telephone Tower
SBC Building
SBC Communications Switching Station
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Switching station
Location420 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°03′03″N 118°15′09″W / 34.050750°N 118.252614°W / 34.050750; -118.252614
Completed1961
OwnerAT&T
Height
Antenna spire136.55 m (448.0 ft)
Roof79 m (259 ft)
Technical details
Floor count17
Design and construction
Architect(s)John B. Parkinson
Donald D. Parkinson
References
[1][2][3][4][5]

The site plays host to technology used in the NSA's Fairview surveillance program.[6][7]

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References

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  1. ^ "AT&T Switching Center". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ "Emporis building ID 116497". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ AT&T Switching Center at Glass Steel and Stone (archived)
  4. ^ "AT&T Switching Center". SkyscraperPage.
  5. ^ AT&T Switching Center at Structurae
  6. ^ Gallagher, Ryan; Moltke, Henrik; Poitras, Laura (November 16, 2016). "The NSA's Spy Hub in New York, Hidden in Plain Sight". The Intercept. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  7. ^ New York Times, AT&T Helped U.S. Spy on Internet on a Vast Scale & Pro Publica, NSA Spying Relies on AT&T’s ‘Extreme Willingness to Help’, August 15, 2015.

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