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  Telephone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cordless and mobile phones are now common in many places around the world, with mobile phones expected to gradually displace the conventional landline telephone.
Unlike a mobile phone, a cordless telephone is considered to be landline because it is only useable within a short distance of a small personal or domestic base station connected to a fixed phone line.
There are phones that work as a cordless phone when near their corresponding base station (and sometimes other base stations) and work as a wireless phone when in other locations but for a variety of reasons did not become popular.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Telephone   (1656 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article: Telefónica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Telefónica is the largest corporation in Spain and has a large presence in Latin America (The parts of North and South America south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken).
Telefónica also operates wireless phone services in many Latin American countries, under the movistar brand name, and owns 50% of Brazilian wireless operator Vivo (additional info and facts about Vivo).
In 2005, Telefonica bought Český Telecom, Czech (A native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic) phone operator (with de-facto monopoly on land lines).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/te/telef%f3nica.htm   (236 words)

  
 Fixed Line Information Summary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Some phone companies advertising special offers require you to register with them before using their over-ride codes so they can bill you, and some phone companies have special deals that include cheaper line rental, local, long distance and international calls, and require you to pre-select that particular company.
Phone words are made up from the letters of the alphabet associated with the numbers on a telephone keypad.
Phone companies' rates for calls from your fixed phone to a mobile phone may be different to the rates offered for long distance calls.
toolkit.aca.gov.au /fixed/fixed.asp   (3174 words)

  
 How about a fixed and wireless phone?
While fixed wireless phones gives you similar benefits as that of a WLL limited mobility phone, the difference is that the former offers terminals which are bulkier like in fixed telephones as compared to the sleeky WLL mobile handsets.
While the WLL fixed wireless services is being offered by a number of basic telecom players like Bharti Telenet in Madhya Pradesh, HFCL in Punjab, MTNL in New Delhi and Mumbai and Shyam in Rajasthan, the key players are Reliance Infocomm and Tata Teleservices since they are offering these services in larger number of cities.
While calls to cellular phones is charged on a per minute basis, with the same amount you can talk to subscribers having a fixed or WLL phone for three minutes.
www.rediff.com /money/2003/sep/09betterlife.htm   (857 words)

  
 Homes without a fixed line phone - who are they?
It is intended to conduct further research on households without a phone in coming months, in particular, their reasons for not having a phone, or using a mobile instead, including cost issues and flexibility.
Consumers without a fixed line phone at home, tend to be more widespread in the midlands and the north and are less likely to be living in London or the south.
Consumers without a fixed line phone at home are considerably less likely than those with a phone to own many of the durables taken for granted in the majority of UK households.
www.ofcom.org.uk /static/archive/oftel/publications/1999/consumer/unphoned.htm   (1020 words)

  
 New fixed wireless GSM phone from CSI - infoSync World
Common phone features such as the ability to block outgoing calls, a 250 entry address book, speed dial, redial, and one-touch emergency dialing are all available via a large back-lit display.
There is also a backup battery rated for about 30 minutes, ample time for calls to emergency services in case of a power outage or other emergency.
Fixed wireless phones are physically designed like conventional land-line phones and plug into a wall outlet for power.
www.infosyncworld.com /news/n/4981.html   (454 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Technology | Home phones face uncertain future
It showed that people keep their fixed line phone because call charges are lower, but most of those questioned said the future was definitely mobile.
In the UK 69% of those questioned said they turned to their fixed phone because it was still cheaper to use than a mobile.
In the US and Germany many of those interviewed said they used the fixed phone because it was more reliable than a mobile handset and let them get access to the net at relatively high speeds.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/technology/3762844.stm   (455 words)

  
 The South goes mobile.
Sometimes, several families living in places where the dream of getting a fixed phone line is unlikely to come true for at least 20 years share a mobile handset that they charge up from car batteries.
The ITU says the percentage of mobile versus fixed lines is proof of the vigour of the mobile phone industry in countries of the South.
The mobile phone faces a big challenge if it is to help the poor break out of their isolation and to contribute to “the social and economic development of peoples” that the first African Development Forum called for in Addis Ababa last year.
www.unesco.org /courier/2000_07/uk/connex.htm   (1701 words)

  
 "Fixed" cell phone - DR1 Forums
I had a fixed cell phone (still on the wall but not used) from Tricom before codetel put in lines in my area.
I'm at the stage where I have a cell phone from just about every cell phone company and we're still having problems...
It was the only phone I had so I know it was the one.
www.dr1.com /forums/showthread.php?threadid=20543   (246 words)

  
 The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The capital has been out of bounds to the licensing process for fresh fixed phones, technically known as Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), in the wake of a dispute with WorldTel that obtained licence to run fixed phones in the capital in July 2001.
The telecoms watchdog earlier decided to award fixed phone licence to three more private operators to increase Bangladesh's tele-density, which is the lowest in South Asia.
Private operators would be able to meet a huge demand for fixed phones in the capital through prompt deployment of either CDMA 2000 1x or wireless local loop (WLL) technology that enables phone without wired network, the BTRC official said.
www.thedailystar.net /2004/06/03/d4060301044.htm   (555 words)

  
 Grameen Village Phone
The income from the phone meant that frequently the woman was helping her husband rather than the reverse, which was felt by some to be odd.
Provider #2 operates her phone from her home in her village ten minutes from the market: "I was married at a very early age, at 14, but although my father was selective, my husband went to Italy and was deceived by the employment agency, and so he came back broke.
Their phones are 20 feet from each other in the village market (one in a concrete stall, one in the corner of his hardware store, in which he has built a small plywood and plexiglass booth for privacy.
www.ilo.org /public/english/employment/ent/papers/grameen.htm   (8807 words)

  
 Global Star satellite telephone fixed unit
For the first time ever, a Globalstar Fixed Phone can bring a dial tone to areas where traditional telephone services are not economically feasible.
The Globalstar Fixed Satellite Phones enable remotely located residences to connect to the public telephone network through the Globalstar Communication System, using standard residential telephone equipment and wiring.
Globalstar Fixed Satellite Phones allow standard PBX, key systems, and single business phones to be connected to the public telephone network using the Globalstar system.
www.sailtriad.com /globalstar/fixed.htm   (360 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Technology | Do land lines face being cut off?
Chances are that you have got a fixed line phone at home, 93% of UK households do, so you pay one bill for that.
The thicket of bills the average person receives has not yet persuaded many to ditch their fixed phone line and do everything via a mobile or the net.
One other way of reducing those bills and ridding yourself of the fixed phone is perhaps to do everything via the net.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/technology/3741713.stm   (732 words)

  
 Telegraph | News | Web callers hang up on fixed phone lines
To make a phone call using the Skype system, customers need a computer and a fast broadband internet connection, plus a microphone and speakers or a headset.
Once the software has been installed, it is possible to speak to anyone in the world who also has Skype for free as long as their computer is switched on.
Laura Brown, 32, a photo-librarian from London, uses it to phone her brother in Amsterdam and mother in Tenerife.
news.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/30/nphone30.xml   (628 words)

  
 Globalstar FAU-200
The Globalstar FAU-200 Fixed Phone is the ideal cost-effective solution for installed satellite telephone voice service virtually anywhere.
The Globalstar FAU-200 Fixed Phone can be configured to provide a single line of service to as many as three standard telephone jacks, up to a mile from the antenna unit.
Fixed phones can be installed anywhere you need the coverage and reliability of Globalstar:
www.autobahn-us.com /fau200.htm   (296 words)

  
 Fixed Satellite Phone, Fixed Satellite Service, Voice Solutions, Mobile Phones
Fixed satellite phones offer the option of satellite voice service in remote locations and in areas where traditional services are not economically feasible or available.
Handheld phones from Iridium and Globalstar enable you to stay in touch (through phone calls or text messaging) with the office, or friends and family anywhere your work or adventures take you.
SatWest customers like the portable docking kit option when they need to share a satellite phone with a fleet of vehicles (like fire or police departments) or have a requirement to be able to use the phone in multiple environments (like in a vehicle, in a small building, or while mobile).
www.satwest.com /fixed_satellite_phone_globalstar.html   (358 words)

  
 Globalstar Fixed Satellite Phone Unit GSP-2900-ST — Maritime or Extreme Conditions
Globalstar GSP-2900 family of Fixed Phones allows you to bring the coverage and reliability of satellite communications indoors.
The GSP-2900-ST fixed phone allows for mounting the sensitive phone components in a protected area while mounting the fixed weatherproof rod-antenna outside (with a clear line of sight to the satellites).
GSP-2900-ST fixed phone is intended for mounting the sensitive phone components in a protected area while mounting the antenna outside (with a clear line of sight to the satellites).
www.mackaysatellite.com /Globalstar_Fixed_Satellite_Phone.asp   (456 words)

  
 Communications in Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Various other companies have entered the fixed phone market, but generally aiming for niches (e.g.
Sferia with fixed wireless, Netia covering primarily business and Elnet providing services over cable).
The long waiting list for fixed line telephones helped in a boom in mobile cellular telephone use and the majority of phones in Poland are now GSM based.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Communications_in_Poland   (379 words)

  
 MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: Morocco to re-launch 2nd fixed phone bid in Q1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Morocco to re-launch 2nd fixed phone bid in Q1 (MENAFN) An official at Morocco's Industry, Trade and Telecommunication Ministry said that the country will try again to sell a second fixed phone license, this time in the first quarter of 2004, after an earlier tender failed to attract bids, Reuters reported.
The first fixed licence is held by Maroc Telecom in which French giant Vivendi Universal has a 35 percent stake.
The sale in 1999 of a second phone license to a consortium led by Spain's Telefonica led to a rapid growth in the number of mobile phone users in the country but has resulted in the loss of some 300,000 Maroc Telecom fixed-phone subscribers.
www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?storyid=38138   (173 words)

  
 OL2002: Automatic Parsing of Fixed Length Phone Numbers
The parser automatically parses phone numbers for countries that have fix length phone number formats.
The countries listed below use fixed formats for their telephone numbers and are automatically parsed by Outlook 2002 before they are sent to the Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI) for dialing.
Outlook 2002 does not parse variable length phone numbers before they are sent to TAPI for dialing.
support.microsoft.com /?kbid=295010   (156 words)

  
 Globalstar satellite phones :Globalstar Qualcom 2900 Fixed Satellite Phone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
For the first time ever, a QUALCOMM Globalstar Fixed Phone can bring a dial tone to areas where traditional telephone services are not economically feasible.
The QUALCOMM Globalstar Fixed Satellite Phones enable remotely located residences to connect to the public telephone network through the Globalstar Communication System, using standard residential telephone equipment and wiring.
QUALCOMM Globalstar Fixed Satellite Phones allow standard PBX, key systems, and single business phones to be connected to the public telephone network using the Globalstar system.
www.gmpcs-us.com /products/globalstar/Gst_2900_Fixed.htm   (524 words)

  
 Fixed wireless phone? Pay more for calls
Fixed telecom operators like Tata Teleservices, whose fixed wireless phone service has been labeled as limited mobile service by the department of telecom, might petition Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to save about 50 lakh consumers from paying higher tariffs.
The operators also want subscribers, enrolled prior to August 26 when the DoT directive was issued, to be allowed to continue under the existing regime and new subscribers (post August 26) to be governed by the new policy.
DoT had issued a directive to all fixed wireless service providers on August 26, stating they were not taking steps to restrict mobility within the premises and hence such services were to be treated as limited mobile service.
inhome.rediff.com /money/2005/aug/29call.htm   (348 words)

  
 house alarm systems and the fixed phone line
Some of the alarm systems use a phone interface to the main center, so in the case of an alarm event the system can notify the company which provides the service of guarding the object.
The directions say to ask permission for those to be phoned and to have the recording state your name and address and the fact that the arlarm has beeen triggered.
Upon an alarm, the outside phone line is then deviated from the house network to the dialer.
www.edaboard.com /ftopic50351.html   (2357 words)

  
 Version History
Fixed omitted field that was caused by importing vcards with a "uid" field.
Fixed a filesystem protocol issue where the LG VX7000 was behaving differently than all the other phones.
LG phones If the speed dials or group information change (ie different than what is already stored on the phone), then the phone has to be rebooted for the change to take effect.
www.bitpim.org /testhelp/versionhistory.htm   (7439 words)

  
 Wireless growth from actual and wannabe fixed phone users   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
It is surprising that so few operators have re-set their target and tariffs to steal business from the incumbent fixed operators in their region.
There is a bigger picture, for example, some vendors like Nokia believes voice communications will continue to shift to the mobile environment, particularly as emerging markets such as Brazil, China and India grow their nascent wireless networks in order to bypass the high costs of establishing a nationwide fixed-line infrastructure.
In conclusion, wireless operators are fortunate that the circumstances of the fixed line market place offer them two under-developed opportunities to drive mobile voice revenues in both the advanced and the developing markets.
www.the3gportal.com /3gpnews/archives/006095.html   (406 words)

  
 FAU 200 - Fixed Phone
The Globalstar FAU-200 Fixed Phone is the ideal cost-effective solution to access the coverage and reliability of satellite telephone service.
The FAU-200 supports up to three phone jacks on a single phone line and installation of the FAU-200 is quick and simple.
Fixed Antenna Unit - The fixed, omnidirectional antennas mean greater reliability.
www.globalstarusa.com /en/products/prod_display.php?id=3   (430 words)

  
 UNI Telecom : Don't forget fixed phone lines in broadband route to development
UNI Telecom's Neil Anderson warned that a failure to develop fixed lines services and rely on mobile phone growth will slow down the provision of broadband.
"Without fixed lines high speed broadband development is going to be slow - it will lock countries like the Philippines out of many economic opportunities," he said.
There was a call at the conference to ensure that local people benefit from the skills behind the mobile phone revolution.
www.union-network.org /unitelecom.nsf/1/4D809EBDA432CEB0C1256F2B004AD622?OpenDocument   (450 words)

  
 Balancing Act News Update - African internet developments
African countries, which have a history of limited and unreliable fixed phone networks, are bypassing fixed line phone services and rapidly moving ahead with mobile phones and the extra value-added entertainment services they offer.
The survey found that fixed phones were rarely used in rural areas as compared to 50% of urban dwellers who used them in urban areas.
FIXED telephone network company, TeleAccess, whose private placement offer was supposed to have closed last Friday, is reported to be frantically courting the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) for a $150 billion capital injection.
www.balancingact-africa.com /news/back/balancing-act_261.html   (14640 words)

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