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in article <1992Nov17.132208.203289@uctvax.uct.ac.za>, ollpau01@uctvax.uct.ac.za says:
> How can one detect the call charge pulses on a telephone line ?
> If the pulse is sent on the customer's line, what does it "look" like ?

In Australia, meter pulses are actually brief reversals of the line voltage
on a two wire line (ie the +ve becomes -ve wrt the other line).

Hoewver, these are not normally sent to a customer unless there is a specific
need, eg they want to rent a telephone meter from the telephone company.

A wiring change at the exchange is required to send meter pulses on a 2 wire
line, so there's no way you can detect meter pulses unless the telephone
company has agreed to send them to you.  Sorry.

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