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BLYTHE	Originally constructed by Continental Telephone to serve the Blythe region located along the Colorado River and Interstate 10. Office became GTE then Verizon California and now Frontier Communications. Blythe was considered a Class 4 "Toll office" as part of the Direct Distance Dialing hierarchy and served as tandem office for numerous remotes and switches located along the Colorado River in both California and Arizona. Blythe was unique in it connected to two higher centers depending on weather the originating call was in Arizona or California. For Arizona (602) calls direct trunk groups were provided to the Phoenix Class 2 Sectional Center while California (714) calls had direct trunk groups to the San Bernardino Class 1 Regional Center. The office remained a a Tandem office until the early 2000's when it became a stand-alone digital switch. It is now homed on the Victorville Tandem office.
DESERT CENTER	Remote switch built to serve the rural communities of Desert Center and Tamarisk Lakes.
DESERT HOT SPRINGS	Old Exchanges: FAirview 9
INDIO
LA QUINTA	Old Exchanges: DIamond 7
PALM DESERT	Old Exchanges: FIreside 6
PALM SPRINGS	Tandem switch for the various offices in the Palm Springs and Coachella Valley region. Old Exchanges: FAirview 4 and FAirview 5
RANCHO MIRAGE	Old Exchanges: FAirview 8
THOUSAND PALMS	Old Exchanges: EXpress 0