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Re:Ethernet over barbed wire by Johnythree on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @08:39AM (#15914087)
No. These early phone systems were "Magneto", not the modern "Central battery" (CB).

Each subscriber had their own batteries (No. 6 cells), so there was no DC on the line.

There was Ring Current of course, but that has always been well above 50 Volts.

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