On Feb 4, 2011, at 9:59 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) wrote: > 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.
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