A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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3/3 DXCS |
DS3 Level Digital Cross Connects |
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AAF |
Access Adaptation Function |
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AAL-5 |
ATM Adaptation Layer Type 5 |
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AAP |
Alternate Access Provider |
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AC-1 |
Atlantic Crossing |
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ACD |
Automatic Call Distributor |
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ACO |
Administrative CO |
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ACR |
Alternate Carrier Routing |
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ACT |
Accounting Control Transaction |
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ADMD |
Administrative Management Domain |
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ALGC |
Alternate LGC |
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ALPS |
Automatic Line-Protection Switching |
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AMC |
Air Force Materials Command |
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ANI |
Automatic Number Identification |
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ANS back to top |
Advanced Networks and Services |
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ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
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APAN |
Asia Pacific Advanced Network |
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APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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APS |
Automatic Protection Switching |
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ARS |
Action Request System |
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ATIS |
Alliance for Technology Information Standards |
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ATMF |
ATM Forum |
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ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode Service |
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ATOR |
Automatic Telex Over Radio |
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ATR |
Automated Trunk Routing |
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ATSC |
Advanced Television Systems Committee |
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AUTODIN |
Automatic Digital Network |
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BBDXC |
Broadband DXCs |
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BC |
Committed Burst Rate |
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BE |
Excess Burst Rate |
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BofA |
Bank of America |
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BSP |
Black Steel Pipe |
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BT |
British Telecommunications |
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CA |
Communication Assistant |
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CANet |
Canada Advanced Network |
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CAP |
Competitive Access Provider |
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CAP |
Cable Awareness Program |
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CBL |
Common Business Line |
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CBR |
Constant Bit Rate |
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CBT |
Computer Based Training |
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CCB |
Canadian Cross Border |
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CCIS |
Common Channel Interoffice Signaling |
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CCPC back to top |
Civil Communications Planning Committee |
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CCS-7 |
Common Channel Signaling 7 |
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CDM |
Concert Data Management |
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CD-ROM |
Compact Disk Read Only Memory |
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CEPT |
European Conference on Postal & Telecommunications Administration |
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CES |
Circuit Emulation Services |
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CFM |
Customer Focused Management |
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CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
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CFRS |
Concert Frame Relay Service |
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CIP |
Comprehensive Implementation Plan |
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CIVR |
Customized Interactive Voice Response |
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CLID |
Calling Line ID |
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CLP back to top |
Cell Loss Priority |
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CMBS |
Concert Managed Bandwidth Service |
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CMIP |
Common Management Information Protocol |
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CNM |
Customer Network Management |
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CNMI |
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana |
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CO |
Central Office |
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CO |
Contracting Officer |
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COMS |
Circuit Order Management System |
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COO |
Chief Operating Officer |
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COR |
Contracting Officer Representative |
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CORE |
Custom Order and Registration Entry |
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COTS back to top |
Commercial-Off-The-Shelf |
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CPE |
Customer Premise Equipment |
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CPM |
Critical Path Method |
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CSDS |
Circuit Switched Data Service |
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CSM |
Customer Service Manager |
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CSO |
Customer Service Office |
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CSP |
Common Services Procurement |
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CSP |
Common Services Provider |
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CTP |
Comprehensive Transition Plan |
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CVNS |
Concert Virtual Network Service |
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CVS |
Cellular Voice Service |
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DAL |
Dedicated Access Link |
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DAP |
Data Access Points |
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DAR |
Designated Agency Representatives |
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DASA |
Defense Atomic Support Agency |
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DBMS |
Database Management System |
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DCR |
Dynamically Controlled Routing |
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DCS |
DXC 3/3 Control System |
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DDN |
Digital Data Network |
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DDS |
Digital Data Service |
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DISA back to top |
Defense Information Systems Agency |
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DISN |
Defense Information System Network |
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DITCO |
Defense Information Technology Contract Office |
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DMS |
Database Management System |
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DMSSC*Net |
Defense Medical System Support Center Network |
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DNS |
Domain Name System |
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DREN |
Defense Research and Engineering Network |
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DRG |
Dynamic Route Generation |
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DS/BMS-C back to top |
DISN Switched/Bandwidth Manager Services - CONUS |
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DSSCS |
Defense Special Security Communications System |
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DTO |
Direct Termination Option |
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DTO |
Direct Termination Overload |
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DTS |
Dedicated Transmission Service |
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DXC |
Digital Cross Connects |
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EATSURV |
Eastern Area Transmission Surveillance Center |
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EBD |
Effective Billing Date |
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EBS |
Emergency Broadcast System |
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ECR |
Enhanced Call Router |
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ECS |
Electronic Commerce Service |
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ECSA |
Exchange Carrier Standards Association |
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EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
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EH&S back to top |
Environmental, Health and Safety |
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EIS |
Excellence In Service |
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EMS |
Electronic Messaging Service |
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EMS |
Element Management System |
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EOC |
Emergency Operations Center |
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EPSS |
Electronic Performance Support Systems |
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ERS |
Emergency Recovery Service |
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ERT |
Emergency Response Team |
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ESF |
Extended Superframe |
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ESFMU |
Extended Super Frame Monitoring Units |
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ESNet back to top |
Energy and Sciences Network |
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ESTF |
Enterprise Security Task Force |
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ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
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EVS |
Enhanced Voice Services |
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EWN |
Enterprise Wide Network |
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EWN II |
Enterprise Wide Network II |
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FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
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FAAMS |
FAA Management System |
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FAATSAT |
FAA Telecommunications Satellite |
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FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
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FCS |
Farm Credit System |
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FEC |
Forward Error Correction |
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FEM |
Field Engineering Manager |
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FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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FOC back to top |
Field Operations Center |
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FRAD |
Frame Relay Assembler/Disassembler |
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FRP |
Fiber Route Protection |
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FRS |
Frame Relay Service |
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FSS |
Fixed Satellite Service |
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FTS |
Fiber Termination System |
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FTS |
Federal Technology Service |
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FWTS |
Federal Wireless Telecommunications Services |
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GETS |
Government Emergency Telecommunications Service |
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GMC |
Government Management Center |
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GMS |
GSA Management Service |
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GNMC |
Global Network Management Center |
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GRCI |
GRC International |
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GSD |
Government Systems Division |
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HDPE |
High-Density Polyethylene |
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HICAP |
High Capacity Digital Service |
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HNMC |
HyperStream Network Management Center |
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HP |
Hewlett-Packard |
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HPCC |
High Performance Computing and Communications |
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HSFR back to top |
HyperStream Frame Relay |
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IATF |
Information Assurance Task Force |
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IBT |
Illinois Bell Telephone |
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ICC |
Implementation Control Center |
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ID |
Identification |
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IDAL |
International Dedicated Access Line |
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IDDD |
International Direct Distance Dialing |
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IDL |
Interactive Distance Learning |
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IEEE |
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers |
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IEG |
Information Exchange Guide |
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IETF |
Internet Engineering Task Force |
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IMP back to top |
Implementation Plan |
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IMT |
InterMachine Trunk |
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INMC |
International Network Management Center |
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INMS |
Integrated Network Management System |
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INS |
Intelligent Network Services |
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IOC |
Initial Operational Capability |
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IP |
Information Provider |
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IP |
Internet Protocol |
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IPL |
International Private Line |
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IPS |
IP Services |
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IPS |
Internet Protocol Internetworking Service |
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IS-IS back to top |
Intermediate System to Intermediate System |
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ISMS |
Integrated Security Management System |
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ISN |
Intelligent Services Network |
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ISO |
International Standards Organization |
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ISVS |
International Switched Voice Services |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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ITOC |
International Test and Maintenance Center |
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IVR |
Interactive Voice Response |
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IXC |
Interexchange Carrier |
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KDI |
Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence |
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
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LATA |
Local Access and Transport Area |
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LEC |
Local Exchange Carrier |
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LERP |
Local Emergency Response Personnel |
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LGC |
Local Government Coordinator |
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LINCS |
Leased Interfacility National Air Space Communications System |
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LLTS back to top |
Long-Line Tracing Systems |
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MCC |
Migration Control Center |
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MERIT |
Major Emergency Response Incident Team |
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MFS |
Metropolitan Fiber Systems |
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MIB |
Management Information Base |
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MICOM |
Microwave Communications of America, Inc. |
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MIP |
Migration Interconnection Plan |
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MMP back to top |
Migration Management Plan |
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MNS |
Managed Network Services |
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MP |
Migration Plan |
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MPOA |
Multi-Protocol Over ATM |
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MSF |
Major Switch Facilities |
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MSN |
Microsoft Network |
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MSS |
Mobile Satellite Service |
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MTF |
Mobile Telephone Facility |
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MTTR |
Mean Time To Repair |
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MU back to top |
Monitoring Unit |
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NAC |
Network Access Center |
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NANP |
North American Numbering Plan |
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NAS |
National Air Space |
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NASC |
National Accounts Service Center |
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NASC |
National Account Support Consultant |
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NASD |
National Association of Securities Dealers |
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NASDAQ |
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation |
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NATA |
North American Telecommunications Association |
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NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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NCC back to top |
National Coordinating Center |
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NCR |
Network Call Redirect |
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NCS |
National Communications System |
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NCS |
Network Control System |
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NEC |
National Electrical Code |
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NESC |
National Electric Safety Code |
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NETCAP |
Network Capabilities |
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NGSN |
Next Service Generation Service Node |
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NII |
National Information Infrastructure |
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NIMS |
Infrastructure Management System |
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NIUF |
North American ISDN Users Forum |
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NM back to top |
Network Management |
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NMC |
Network Management Center |
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NMM |
Network Monitoring and Management |
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NNI |
Network-to-Network Interface |
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NNIS |
Network to Network Interconnections |
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NNMC |
National Network Management Center |
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NNSC |
National Network Service Center |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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NOC |
Network Operations Center |
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NP |
Network Processor |
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NPA back to top |
Number Plan Administrator |
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NREN |
NASA Research and Engineering Network |
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NS/EP |
National Security and Emergency Preparedness |
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NSAEWN |
NASD Smart Architecture Enterprise Wide Network |
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NSF |
National Science Foundation |
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NSFNET |
National Science Foundation Network |
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NSIE |
Network Security Information Exchange |
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NSN |
National Significant Number |
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NSTAC |
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee |
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NSTHS |
Network Services Trouble Handling Standards |
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NTMS back to top |
National Telecommunications Management Structure |
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OCD |
Operational Capability Demonstration |
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OCIS |
Customer Information System |
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ODB |
Open Data Base |
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ODR |
Optical Domain Restoration |
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OE |
Order Entry |
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OEX |
Order Entry Express |
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OIM |
Office of Implementation Management |
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OMM |
Office of Migration Management |
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OPS |
One-Way Paging Service |
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OPT/GW |
Optical Ground Wire |
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OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Act |
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OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection |
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OSU |
Optical Service Units |
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OTM |
Office of Transition Management |
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OXC back to top |
Optical Cross Connects |
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P1 |
Priority 1 |
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PAD |
Packet Assembler/Disassemblers |
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PC |
Personal Computer |
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PCTN |
Pacific Consolidated Telecommunications Network |
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PD |
Program Director |
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PDD |
Post Dial Delay |
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PERT |
Program Evaluation and Review Technique |
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PMO |
Program Management Office |
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PNOC |
Primary DISN Network Operations Center |
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PO |
Project Office |
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POC back to top |
Point Of Contact |
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POP |
Point Of Presence |
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PP&C |
Program Planning and Control |
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PRN |
Postal Routed Network |
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PSN |
Public Switched Network |
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PSS |
Packet Switched Services |
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PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
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PTC |
Pacific Transit Cable |
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PTT |
Postal, Telephone and Telegraph |
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PVC |
Private Virtual Circuits |
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QPAP |
Quality Performance Appraisal |
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Quad-WDM |
Four-Wavelength Wave Division Multiplexing |
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R&U |
Restoration and Upgrade |
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RBOC |
Regional Bell Operating Company |
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RFP |
Request for Proposal |
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RMC |
Restoration Management Center |
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RNA |
Ring No Answer |
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ROW-M |
Right-of-Way Management |
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RSA |
Registered Site Access |
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RTR back to top |
Real Time Restoration |
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SAE |
Strategic Accounts Engineering |
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SB |
Service Bureau |
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SC |
Service Coordinator |
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SCA |
Special Customer Agreement |
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SDI |
Service Delivery Initiatives |
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SDH |
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy |
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SDP |
Service Delivery Point |
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SDS |
Security Database Server |
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SDU |
Secure Domain Unit |
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SI |
Sprint International |
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SIC back to top |
Service Initiation Charges |
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SINGAREN |
Singapore Research and Engineering Network |
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SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
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SMDS |
Switched Multimegabit Data Service |
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SMS |
Service Management System |
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SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
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SNA |
Simple Network Architecture |
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SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
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SONET |
Synchronous Optic Network |
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SONMS |
SONET Network Management System |
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SOW |
Statement of Work |
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SPT |
Self-Paced Correspondence Courses |
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SS |
Satellite Service |
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SSA |
Social Security Administration |
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SVS back to top |
Switched Voice Service |
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T3 |
Transition to Technology |
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TAG |
Technology Advisory Group |
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TC |
Technical Consultant |
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TCC |
Transition Control Center |
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TCIF |
Telecommunications Industry Forum |
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TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
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TDDRA |
Telephone Disclosure & Dispute Resolution Act |
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TDS45 |
Terrestrial Data Service 45 |
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TEMIP |
Telecommunications Management Information Process |
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TESP |
Telecommunications Electric Service Priority |
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TIP back to top |
Transition Interconnection Plan |
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TMC |
Telemarketing Center |
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TMI |
Transition, Migration and Implementation |
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TMN |
Telecommunications Management Network |
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TMP |
Transition Management Plan |
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TP |
Transition Plan |
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TSC |
Technical Support Center |
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TSC |
Technical Service Center |
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TSE |
Transmission Systems Engineering |
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TSP |
Telecommunications Service Priority |
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TSR |
Telecommunications Service Request |
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TTC |
Telecommunications Technology Committee |
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UBR |
Unspecified Bit Rate |
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UNI |
User-to-Network Interface |
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UPS |
Uninterruptible Power System |
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USPS |
United States Postal Service |
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vBNS+ |
very high performance Backbone Network Service |
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VBR-NRT |
Variable Bit Rate-Non Real Time |
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VBR-RT |
Variable Bit Rate-Real Time |
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VBT |
Video Based Training |
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VLPD |
Variable Length Private Dialing |
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VNAB |
VSAT Network Access Points |
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VNC |
Virtual Network Connection |
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VNET |
Virtual Private Network |
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VNMC |
Virtual Network Management Center |
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VPN/VNC |
International Private Lines |
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VRU |
Voice Response Unit |
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VSAT |
Very Small Aperture Satellite |
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VTS back to top |
Video Teleconferencing Service |
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WAL |
Switched WATS Access Line |
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WAN |
Wide Area Network |
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WATSURV |
Western Area Transmission Surveillance Center |
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WBDXC |
Wideband DXCs |
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WBS |
Work Breakdown Structure |
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WDPDS |
Wireless Digital Packet Data Service |
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WHCA |
White House Communications Agency |
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WORM |
Write Once, Read Many |
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WS back to top |
Wireless Service |
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