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General telecom
Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.
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General telecom
power entrance facility (PEF)
Telecommunications; General telecom
A space in a building where commercial ac power, standby ac power, or both, enter the building. The PEF contains the ac service equipment and may also contain secondary ac surge protective devices.
broadcasting satellite space station
Telecommunications; General telecom
A space station in the broadcasting-satellite service (sound broadcasting. )
satellite system
Telecommunications; General telecom
A space system using one or more artificial Earth satellites.
alternate carrier routing (ACR)
Telecommunications; General telecom
A special advanced intelligent network (AIN) feature supporting Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS) calls. The feature automatically routes GETS calls to selected carriers to ...
emergency service attendant position (ESAP)
Telecommunications; General telecom
A special attendant position used to terminate emergency calls. It provides sufficient signaling and display capabilities to support the functionality of routed, bridged and transferred emergency ...
call detail recording (CDR)
Telecommunications; General telecom
A service feature in which call data on a specific telephone extension or group of subscribers are collected and recorded for cost-of-service accounting purposes.
automatic answering
Telecommunications; General telecom
A service feature in which the called terminal automatically responds to the calling signal and the call may be established whether or not the called terminal is attended by an operator.
