It sounds like this building used to be quite a busy place, and now it's only requiring a small fraction of the original service that was initially installed by the provider.
Originally posted by JohnnyBeGood:
No one really wants the equipment, I'll probably pile it up and give it to the next telco tech that comes.
Regardless if this equipment (cards, etc) is currently in use or not, it's still the property of the LEC. I wouldn't touch any of it.
With live circuits already being provided thru at least some of this equipment, my suggestion would be to request that the LEC schedule and conduct an onsite survey of all their equipment and circuits, and provide a copy of it to you. Be onsite when they arrive, and discuss your important concerns with them. They should at least be able to turn off/disconnect local power to any of their unused, non service-impacting equipment.
It's a start.
BTW John,
