telephone company
Line service provider
A telephone company is a business that provides telephone service—maintaining the infrastructure of lines, switches, and connections that allow calls to be placed and received.
Before deregulation, most regions had a single telephone company with monopoly status: The telephone company was coming to install a second line.
Now the term applies to any carrier offering landline or mobile service.
Stationary wired telephone
- subscriberOne who enrolls regularly
- dial toneSound indicating phone readiness
- area codeRegional telephone identifier
- long-distanceAcross great distances
operator · switchboard · directory · voicemail · busy signal · payphone · cordless · receiver
Detailed proposal for achieving
- billingCharging for services rendered
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- bundleGathered items tied together
unlimited · prepaid · roaming · minutes · data plan · family plan · upgrade · cancellation
One seller, no substitutes
- AT&TTelecommunications conglomerate
- VerizonTelecommunications corporation
- BTUK telecommunications giant
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
breakup · Bell · merger · acquisition · subsidiary · regulatory · FCC · antitrust
Plant-based digestive aid
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- cell towerWireless communication transmitter
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- central officeMain administrative facility
trunk line · copper wire · network · antenna · relay · transmission · satellite · underground
landline
Stationary wired telephone
- subscriberOne who enrolls regularly
- dial toneSound indicating phone readiness
- area codeRegional telephone identifier
long-distance · operator · switchboard · directory · voicemail · busy signal · payphone · cordless · receiver · handset
plan
Detailed proposal for achieving
- billingCharging for services rendered
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
bundle · unlimited · prepaid · roaming · minutes · data plan · family plan · upgrade · cancellation · customer service
monopoly
One seller, no substitutes
- AT&TTelecommunications conglomerate
- VerizonTelecommunications corporation
- BTUK telecommunications giant
deregulation · breakup · Bell · merger · acquisition · subsidiary · regulatory · FCC · antitrust · competition
fiber
Plant-based digestive aid
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- cell towerWireless communication transmitter
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
central office · trunk line · copper wire · network · antenna · relay · transmission · satellite · underground · utility pole
telephone companyinternet service provider
Firm providing network connectivity
streaming service · postal service · telegraph company · messenger service · courier service
telephone companycommunity radio
Volunteer-operated neighborhood station
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