And, an excellent site that covers all the terms we have mentioned so far:
http://www.telecomdictionary.com/telecom_dictionary_definitions.asp
Sorry to bombard people with info ... :)
Z
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain
([email protected])
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:21 AM
To: Scott Prentice; [email protected]
Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
There is also a "Federal Standard" on the topic, by the way:
http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037/
Z
-----Original Message-----
From: Syed Zaeem Hosain ([email protected])
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:00 AM
To: 'Scott Prentice'; [email protected]
Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
The telecom industry (that I am in) has come up with so many acronyms and terms
for simple reasons:
_Unlike_ other industries, the need to interact (people and systems) between
multiple vendors/suppliers, multiple industry organizations and regulatory
bodies, and multiple _nations_, drives a HUGE number of international standards
... so that everyone speaks a "common language"!
And, because there are so many touch points, the sheer number of terms needed
is absolutely huge. Thus, if we had to use the full term/phrase _each and every
time_ we spoke or wrote about something, it would get unwieldy instantly.
Hence, acronyms and commonly used terms abound. "POTS" is common and instantly
understood. So are "landline", "wireless" and "wireline" - these are more
generic and do change a bit in context (unlike POTS).
It would be surprising to me if there was any real confusion. Or any confusion
that lasted any length of time anyway!
Regardless of which, we _sometime_ refer internal people (and customers) to
this:
http://www.amazon.com/Newtons-Telecom-Dictionary-25th-Telecommunications/dp/0979387337/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296841211&sr=8-1
to explain any term as needed.
Regards,
Z
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