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People used to utilize the extra phone wiring in homes and businesses for LocalTalk networking. There are usually two wires for the primary phone line, and another pair for a second phone line. Most people didn’t have a second line, so they were perfect wiring for Farallon phonenet adapters.
Iirc you should check for ~~continuity~~ current depending on where you live. There could be a minimal amount of power still going through those lines. This could be very outdated info as well since i haven't done residential contacting in a long time.