Oops. :( I tend to also use the following site: http://www.telecomdictionary.com/Telecom_Dictionary_Definitions.asp for references.
Where "landline" is shown as: Term Definition Landline A conventional domestic or business telephone circuit. The term landline applies to telephone lines that are either buried or carried just over the ground. Landline Network The communications infrastructure that generally is associated with the public switched telephone network. (See also: landline.) Radio Landline A circuit that connects a cellular switching office to a cell site or to a public switched network. It also denotes any wireline circuit from a control station to remote transmitters or receivers. Z -----Original Message----- From: Laura Lemay [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:52 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain ([email protected]) Cc: Scott Prentice; [email protected] Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline" On Feb 4, 2011, at 9:59 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain ([email protected]) wrote: > Regardless of which, we _sometime_ refer internal people (and > customers) to this: > > > http://www.amazon.com/Newtons-Telecom-Dictionary-25th-Telecommunicatio > ns/dp/0979387337/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296841211&sr=8-1 > > to explain any term as needed. Amusingly, Newton's defines "landline" as: "A terrestrial circuit, whether wired (i.e. twisted pair, coax, or fiber), or wireless (i.e.microwave or some other form of radio, or free space optics), or some combination. A landline is different from a satellite link, which is not terrestrial in nature." If I'm reading that right, a mobile phone is technically a landline. Laura _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
