The reliability of transmission facilities is of the utmost importance to WESTEL. Our network, designed and engineered for quality control, features multiple switch sites and network redundancy. This capacity to select alternate transmission paths ensures maximum system availability and call completion. Siemens Stromberg-Carlson DCO-CS switches, manufactured by a company with over 100 years of telecommunications experience, link our extensive, fully digital fiber optic and microwave network. Many businesses have converted to Westel for the benefits of our network:

	100% Digital Fiber Optic and Digital Microwave Network
	SS7 - Signaling System Seven
	24 Hour Network Monitoring
	100% Hardware Answer Supervision
	Network Redundancy
	P.01 Access Rating
	Averaging fewer than one trouble ticket per 100,000 calls

The dependability of WESTEL’s system is further enhanced by our network service center. We take pride in our state of the art technical standards and remote monitoring capabilities that provide our customers with the confidence and quality they expect.