telephone line ground

[Terry]

A question came up on another NG about whether a telephone line (metallic)
has one side at a ground or common. I thought they were balanced all the way
now-a-days.

TerryS

[David Lesher]

Post by Terry
A question came up on another NG about whether a telephone line (metallic)
has one side at a ground or common. I thought they were balanced all the way
now-a-days.

They are. Years ago some party-line ringing was ring-to-ground
or tip-to-ground, but besides that....