Bypass

Definitions

General

Bypass means to go around or avoid.

Telecommunications

Bypass

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occurs when customers (usually large businesses) do not use the local telephone company facilities that are widely used by the general public to meet all or a portion of their communications needs. Instead, they use alternative facilities for their telecommunications services and thus bypass the local telephone company.

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See also

• Authentication bypass
• Bypass of the Public Switched Network
• Economic bypass
• End-to-end bypass
• Facility bypass
• Service bypass
• Status Report on Near-Term Local Bypass Developments
• Telecommunications: Selected Information on Bypass of Local Telephone Companies
• Uneconomic bypass