• DocumentCode
    1320870
  • Title

    Some communications Jargon

  • Author

    Goeller, Leo F.

  • Author_Institution
    Communication Resources, 326 E. Cottage Ave., Haddonfield, NJ 08033
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    3/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    32
  • Lastpage
    33
  • Abstract
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS can be effective as a cost-cutting tool. Travel and correspondence are becoming more and more expensive, and neither will ever be quite as fast as an instantaneous conversation. However, it is not always easy to choose telecommunication services properly. An eager telco representative, happily extolling the virtues of Centrex, CCSA, ESS, WATS, FX, etc. may make even the best plan seem unlikely. In this age of jargon, translation can sometimes be helpful. The following are some of the frequently encountered telephone terms at the moment.
  • Keywords
    Central office; Companies; Contracts; Law; Materials; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPC.1978.6592438
  • Filename
    6592438