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roaming agreement

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

An agreement between two or more wireless telephone companies outlining the terms and conditions under which the participating companies will provide wireless service to each others subscribers. ...

When calls are billed by the minute, any call that uses a portion of a minute is rounded up and billed for the whole minute. For example, if you make a call that lasts 3 minutes and 2 seconds, you ...

s-band

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

The frequency spectrum near 2 GHz used for land based microwave and some mobile satellite communications.

service charge

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

The amount customers pay each month to receive wireless service. This amount is fixed, and to be paid monthly regardless of how much or how little customers use their wireless phones.

service plan

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

The rate plan you select when choosing a wireless phone service. A service plan typically consists of a monthly base rate for access to the system and a fixed amount of minutes per month. Service ...

short message service (SMS)

Mobile communications; Mobile phones

The transmission of short alphanumeric text-messages to and from a mobile phone, fax machine and/or IP address. Messages must be no longer than 160 alphanumeric characters and contain no images or ...