Senior telecommunication technician vs cable technician

Differences between senior telecommunication technician and cable technician duties and responsibilities

Senior telecommunication technician example responsibilities.

• Manage multiple construction and service provisioning projects within several service centers in south-east Michigan.
• Provide exceptional technical analysis and administration of the Avaya phone system for corporate employees.
• Work with outside PBX vendors and PRI carriers on configuration specifications regarding T1's and ISDN/PRI protocols.
• Install Avaya and Cisco products such as routers, IP phones, and wireless systems.
• Install T-1/E-1 cards in routers as well as FXO and FXS cards into existing routers.
• Install, troubleshoot voice, data, fiber cable systems, T1, and demark extensions.
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Cable technician example responsibilities.

• Manage projects wiring computer networks and phone systems, using Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a and fiber optics.
• Replace every existing cat-5 data and voice drop with cat-6 cabling and corresponding material.
• Install cable boxes for cable and modems for computer Internet along with coax cable and CAT5 for phone lines.
• Conduct on-site installations, correction and repair of clients' broadband service, equipment troubleshooting, and customer service and education
• Climb ladders and gaff high utility poles to a height of approximately 25 feet, lifting and moving 80 pound ladders.
• Install cat5 and cat6 for telecommunications
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