Mrs. Lovejoy talked to the students about the responsibilities of her position in Human Resources. She discussed the high-level of confidentiality in her position as she maintains the company's personnel records. She also discussed the types of skills and education that are a prerequisite for her position.

Mr. Wilson explained the responsibilities of his position in Network Operations as supervisor of the construction and installation/maintenance technicians. It's his job to make sure that service orders and any service outages are handled in a timely manner. He discussed the responsibilities of the construction technicians which include setting and replacing telephone poles and running cables into new housing developments. He also talked about the responsibilities of the installation/maintenance technicians which include installing telephone and high-speed Internet service; maintaining GST's telecommunications infrastructure consisting of all outside plant up to a customer's network interface device; and responding to customer issues that require service repairs.

Over 25 other local businesses took part in the school's career day activities. The day is designed to give students a greater understanding of the many different career paths open to them.

Granite State Telephone welcomes the opportunity to talk to children about the operations, history, and future growth of the telecommunications industry. If you are interested in having GST speak at your school, send an email to info@gstnetworks.com or call 529-9911.

Granite State Telephone is a locally owned and operated communications company serving the communities of Chester, East Deering, Hillsboro Upper Village, Sandown, Washington, Weare and Windsor with over a century of telecommunications experience. Affiliates include Granite State Long Distance, providing long distance telephone service, and GSInet offering high-speed Internet access, and full-service website hosting, development and maintenance.

Gary Wilson, technical operations supervisor, accompanied by Heather Lovejoy, human resources administrator, shows students an aerial wire that typically extends from a telephone pole to a customer's location.

Gary shows students part of a telephone pole that was damaged by a bear in one of Granite State Telephone's service areas.