Duties of Telecom Technical Assistant (TTAs)

Cadre of TTAs has been created as a result of the cadre-restructuring scheme

introduced in the Department in October 1990 vides Memo No.27-4/87-TE.II
DT.10.10.90. The TTAs would eventually replace the following cadres
(1)
(2)

TTAs, technical supervisors, senior technical supervisors and chief

technical supervisors.
PIs/AEAs/WOs/and TAs
Whereas predominantly the TTAs would be concerned with the
maintenance function in the new technology areas, they would also be
required to perform the functions which are being presently performed
by the above cadres , as those will be phased out in due course of
time.

There will be 2 streams in which the TTAs would be trained namely

(1) TTAs (Switching)
(2) TTAs (Transmission)
The duties of the TTAs to be performed under overall guidance of J.T.O. are
listed below:
TTA (Switching)
1) Installation and maintenance of all types of local and TAX exchanges
including electronic exchanges, telex exchanges, concentrators, special
service positions and the associated MDF/IDF/TD etc.
2) Installation and maintenance of all types of telegraph instruments and
apparatus, teleprinters, EKB, EKBC, SFMSS and other associated apparatus.
3) Installation and maintenance of power plant, battery, air conditioning
equipments, pumps, engine alternators, electrical installations, fans, desert
coolers etc.
4) Assist the J.T.O in installation and maintenance of computer LANs PCs and
related equipments.
5) Carry out daily, weekly and monthly tests on local and junction lines, switching
and junction equipments. Localization and repair of faults in all types of
exchanges.
6) Taking traffic readings, preparation of fault statistics, fault analysis and
maintenance of records viz log books, inventory control , fault register etc.
7) Perform all jobs connected with technical maintenance/installation as
assigned by J.T.Os/Officer in charge, which may include wiring, jumpering,
tagging, soldering, painting of equipments, cutting, bending, drilling etc.
8) Independently operate and maintain electronic exchange system up to 500
lines, if required.
9) Repair center work of all types of telecom equipments including power plant.
10)Maintenance of fire fighting and allied equipments.

11) Installation and maintenance of small capacity UHF carrier systems including
stackable carrier systems and MARRs.
12)Supervise the work of Phone Mechanics when required under the overall
guidance of J.T.O / SDE
13)Carry out any other duties assigned by seniors.
TTA (Transmission)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)

Installation, maintenance and testing of all types of VFT, MARR,

PCM, optical fibre, microwave, satellite and any other type of
transmission systems with all associated equipments.
Installation and maintenance of wireless equipments,
transmitters and receivers, masts, aerials etc.
Sending, receiving and monitoring traffic on wireless links of all
types, pass messages, providing communications as per
national and international practices.
Carrying out testing, locating and jointing work in case of cable
breakdowns.
Splicing and splice closure works of OFC and termination of
OFC on fiber distribution frame.
Operation of PCT (Portable control termination)
Maintenance of log book, fault registers etc.
Supervise the work of phone mechanic when required.
Perform in-charge duties when required

Duties of phone mechanics:

Cadre of phone mechanics has been created as a result of the cadre
restructuring scheme in the Department in October 1990 vide Memo No. 27-4/87TE.II DT. 16.10.90. The phone mechanics would eventually replace the following
cadre:
(i)
Lineman
(ii)
SIs/LIs
(iii)
Wiremen including those placed in OTBP / BCR scale.
(iv)
Cable splicers including those placed in OTBP / BCR
scale.
Whereas phone mechanics would predominantly work in the new
technology areas, they would also be required to perform the duties which
are being presently performed by the above cadres who will since be
phased out in due course of time.
The duties of the phone mechanics to be performed under over all
guidance of TTAs / J.T.O are given below:
Overhead Lines:
1. General: Prepare diagrams, store lists, maintain muster roll, keep
records, diaries, climb poles without help of any appliance
2. Construction: Assemble and erect poles, stays, brackets, struts etc.
erection, leveling and jointing of wires and associated line construction
work, lay cables with construction parties.
3. Maintenance: Patrolling lines, giving tests for localization of faults,
rectification of faults, attending to subscribers loops with maintenance
parties.

Equipment:
1. General: Repair faulty cords, fitting and replacing protective devices
including GD tubes, installation and maintenance of primary and secondary
batteries and power plants, testing instruments, fire fighting equipments.
2. Wiring: Fitting and wiring in subscriber offices, paying fanning, lacing,
tagging, termination and soldering/wrapping/IDC termination of switch board
cables and jumpering at MDF, IDF, TDF and cabinets, pillars and DPs,
wiring and testing of trunk and local boards, PBX, PABX boards, all auto and
electronic exchange, carrier and VFT interstice coaxial, microwave stations,
telegraph offices and all electrical installations.
3. Fault Rectification: Fault in manual switchboards, rural exchange
including electronic exchange, faults in telephone instruments including plan
instruments, Morse sets and associated equipments in telegraph offices.

Cable Work:
1. General: Preparing diagrams, pressurization of cables, installation of
gas pressure system, alarm and Schrader valves, gas barriers etc.
feed gas and take pressure reading, be conversant with color codes.
2. Maintenance and construction: Testing of cables, laying and jointing;
underground cables of all types, making through, branch, vertical and
tip joints, termination of UG cables, switch board cables on MDF, DP
and cabinets, installation and fitting of loading coils, testing,
localization and rectification of cable faults, retrieval of faulty pairs,
use of test instruments, including pulse echo tester, jointing of optic
fiber/coaxial cables, building of pairs by rearrangement in
cabinets/pillars.
3. Miscellaneous: Assisting TTA, J.T.O and other superiors in
maintenance, construction and installation of switching and
transmission equipments
4. Any other duties assigned by seniors.

Duties of Regular Mazdoors

The duties of regular mazdoors has been prescribed as given below:
1.

In Internal Maintenance
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

2.

To clean and polish floor, doors ,windows etc. of

equipments room.
To clean from outside the equipments, power room,
battery room, air-conditioning plant, meter room
and furniture.
To assist the TTAs / wiremen.
To carry out any other unskilled job given

In External Maintenance
(i)

(ii)
(iii)

To assist linemen/sub-inspectors in attending to faults

and in preventive maintenance of outdoor plant
including
internal
and
external
D.Ps,
maintenance of PAXs, PBXs and PABx.
To assist the cable splicers in case of cable break
downs, cable faults and preventive maintenance
of cables.
To carry out other un-skilled job given to them.