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: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:21 AM To: Scott Prentice; framers@lists.frameusers.com 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 (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:00 AM To: 'Scott Prentice'; framers@lists.frameusers.com 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 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.