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minal takes the aerial drop or service wires and cross-connects
them over to the Inside Wire (IW) in the subscriber's building (hotels, busi-
nesses, etc).  There are many different types of terminal blocks for this
terminal, although by far the most common is the Western Electric 66 block.
The 66-type terminal uses a block of metal clips; the wire is pushed onto the
clip with a punch-down tool which also strips the wire.  The block is divided
into horizontal rows which can have from 2 to over 6 clips each.  Since each
row group terminates one pair, two rows are needed for x-connect, one on top of
the other.  The service or drop wire usually enters on the left, and the
inside wire is connected to the far right.  In order to locate a pair, usually
you can visually trace either the service wire or the inside wire to the
block, and often the inside wire side wil be numbered or labelled with an
address, phone number, etc.  It is also possible for this terminal to serve
as an F2 terminal po