Telecom Glossary VZ
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol - telephone
calls (voice) bypass the typical public-switched
telephone network and transmit voice calls over a
private network (the same network
that carries web, e-mail and data traffic).
WAN
Wide Area Network - data communications network
that extends a LAN outside its geographic area, over
common carrier lines, to link other LANs.
WATS - Wide Area Telephone Service
Flat rate, or special rate pay-by-the-minute (measured)
billing for a specified calling area. May be outbound
or inbound (e.g. 800). There are three types of WATS lines:
IN-WATS (for incoming calls), OUT-WATS (for outgoing
calls), or a combination of both services. IN-WATS lines
have telephone numbers with certain area codes reserved
expressly for that purpose, such as 800, 888, or 877.
People calling these numbers are not charged a
long-distance toll. Instead, the recipient (subscriber)
is charged a fixed monthly rate up to a certain number of hours of usage. Beyond
the limit, an additional toll is imposed. OUT-WATS lines
are, in effect, fixed-rate long-distance subscriptions.
Wireless
Radio waves, cellular, satellite, microwave, etc.
WTN - Working Telephone Number
Long Distance Glossary
(A-1)
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(B-1)
(B-2)
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(B-C)
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(C-2)
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(C-7)
(C-8)
(D-1)
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(E-F)
(F-1)
(G-1)
(H-I)
(I-1)
(I-2)
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(I-4)
(J-L)
(L-1)
(L-2)
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(L-M)
(M-N)
(N-1)
(N-O)
(O-1)
(O-P)
(P-1)
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(P-5)
(P-R)
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(R-2)
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(S-1)
(S-2)
(S-3)
(S-4)
(S-T)
(T-1)
(T-2)
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(T-4)
(T-5)
(T-6)
(T-U)
(V-1)
(V-2)
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