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Abstract

Connector including a housing including a resilient portion provided with a cavity, connectors mounted in the cavity, the resilient portion deformable to increase access to the cavity to facilitate insertion and mounting of the connectors in the cavity, the connectors for mechanically and electrically engaging a first pair of terminals to which an incoming telephone line is connected and a second pair of terminals to which a telephone subscriber line is connected to mount the connector to the pairs of terminals and to electrically interconnect the incoming telephone line with the telephone subscriber line, a telephone circuit is provided in the connector which is connected to the connectors for connection to one of the lines or to both of the lines; alternate connector includes test terminal assemblies for the external testing of the incoming telephone company line and telephone subscriber line and a telephone circuit mounted internally of the connector without dismounting the connector from a connector block to which the incoming telephone company line and telephone subscriber line are connected.

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