Telecom Glossary V1

Vanity Number

A specific 800 or 888 number (may spell something).

Verified Account Codes

See Account Codes. A finite list of carrier-verified, predefined Account Codes.

Very high rate digital subscriber line (VDSL)

A member of the DSL family of copper loop enhancing technologies. VDSL is envisaged as the fastest copper transmission technology for the local loop. While VDSL protocols have yet to be standardized, it is likely that VDSL will be symmetric and suitable only for shorte distances than ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line). VDSL, ADSL, and FTTH will likely coexist with each other and with cable modems as broadband access technologies.

Very High Frequency (VHF)

The part of the radio spectrum from 30 to 300 megahertz, which includes TV Channels 2-13, the FM broadcast band and some marine, aviation and land mobile services.

Long Distance Glossary (A-1) (A-2) (A-3) (B-1) (B-2) (B-3) (B-C) (C-1) (C-2) (C-3) (C-4) (C-5) (C-6) (C-7) (C-8) (D-1) (D-2) (D-3) (D-E) (E-F) (F-1) (G-1) (H-I) (I-1) (I-2) (I-3) (I-4) (J-L) (L-1) (L-2) (L-3) (L-M) (M-N) (N-1) (N-O) (O-1) (O-P) (P-1) (P-2) (P-3) (P-4) (P-5) (P-R) (R-1) (R-2) (R-3) (S-1) (S-2) (S-3) (S-4) (S-T) (T-1) (T-2) (T-3) (T-4) (T-5) (T-6) (T-U) (V-1) (V-2) (V-Z)