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| + | {{Quote|The last part of a [[fixed-link]] [[telecommunications network]] that [[connect]]s to a subscriber's home or business.<ref>[[E-commerce@its.best.uk]], at 125.</ref>}} |
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The '''local loop''' (also referred to as a '''subscriber line''') is |
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{{Quote|[t]he system used to [[connect]] the [[subscriber]] to the nearest [[switch]]. It generally consists of a [[twisted pair|pair of copper wires]], but may also employ [[fibre-optic]] or [[wireless]] technologies.<ref>ITU Glossary of Mobile Cellular Terms 3 (1999) ([http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/fmi/glossary/Glossary_WTDR.pdf full-text]).</ref>}} |
{{Quote|[t]he system used to [[connect]] the [[subscriber]] to the nearest [[switch]]. It generally consists of a [[twisted pair|pair of copper wires]], but may also employ [[fibre-optic]] or [[wireless]] technologies.<ref>ITU Glossary of Mobile Cellular Terms 3 (1999) ([http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/fmi/glossary/Glossary_WTDR.pdf full-text]).</ref>}} |
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| − | + | The '''local loop''' is "[t]he [[communications]] channel connecting a [[subscriber]] to a central office."<ref>[[Telecommunications: Selected Information on Bypass of Local Telephone Companies]], at 22.</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:06, 9 March 2014
Definitions
United Kingdom
The local loop is
| “ | The last part of a fixed-link telecommunications network that connects to a subscriber's home or business.[1] | ” |
United States
The local loop (also referred to as a subscriber line) is
| “ | [t]he system used to connect the subscriber to the nearest switch. It generally consists of a pair of copper wires, but may also employ fibre-optic or wireless technologies.[2] | ” |
The local loop is "[t]he communications channel connecting a subscriber to a central office."[3]
References
- ↑ E-commerce@its.best.uk, at 125.
- ↑ ITU Glossary of Mobile Cellular Terms 3 (1999) (full-text).
- ↑ Telecommunications: Selected Information on Bypass of Local Telephone Companies, at 22.