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Analog |
The method of transmitting voice or data as electrical signals. |
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Bandwidth |
The transmission capacity of the analog or digital line. |
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Baud Rate |
The speed of an analog signal. |
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Bits |
The digits used by computers to represent data for transmission. |
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Broadband |
Higher-speed data transmissions, typically greater than 128 kilobits per second, in which multiple signals are simultaneously sent. |
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Bundling |
The packaging of various telecommunications services by a single provider, which may include local and long-distance calling, Internet connectivity and wireless. |
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CLEC |
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier. A firm offering local telephone service in competition with a former Bell company or other incumbent firm. |
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Coaxial Cable |
Wide bandwidth copper cable deployed by cable TV companies. |
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Compression |
Maximizing the density of data transmissions to increase transmission efficiency. |
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Cramming |
Adding telecom services to a consumer’s bill without authorization. |
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Dialing Parity |
The ability to place calls through a competing service provider using similar dialing patterns and without dialing extra digits or an access code. |
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Digital Ethernet |
Light-wave transmissions arranged in binary units. |
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LANs |
Local Area Networks. A connected set of computers and related hardware within a business or campus environment. |
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LATA |
Local Access and Transport areas. The geographic delineation of local calling boundaries crafted by the U.S. Justice Department as a result of the AT&T divestiture in 1984. |
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MANs |
Metropolitan Area Networks. A connected set of local computer networks. |
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Modulation |
The conversion of analog signals to digital signals. |
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Multiplexing |
The division of digital signals into various frequencies to allow a single line to carry multiple transmissions of voice, video and data. |
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Protocols |
The operating rules governing communications transmitted between computers. |
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Slamming |
Changing a service provider without customer authorization. |
| TELRIC | Total Element Long-Run Incremental Cost. The formula devised by the Federal Communications Commission to calculate the fees allowed for wholesale access to the local incumbent network. |
| Twisted Pair | The copper wire used in the standard local telephone network. |
| VOIP | Voice Over Internet Protocol. Transmission of voice calls through Internet connections. |
