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  2. North American Numbering Plan expansion - Wikipedia

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    For these examples, it is assumed that the new digits will be 00 for the US, and 11 for Canada. With these assumptions, under this plan, the New Jersey telephone number (609) 555-0175 would become (6090) 0555-0175, and would be dialed as such. Likewise, the Ontario number (613) 555-0175 would become (6131) 1555-0175.

  3. Telephone directory - Wikipedia

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    Subscriber names are generally listed in alphabetical order, together with their postal or street address and telephone number.In principle every subscriber in the geographical coverage area is listed, but subscribers may request the exclusion of their number from the directory, often for a fee; their number is then said to be "unlisted" (US and Canada), "ex-directory" (British English), or ...

  4. Phoneword - Wikipedia

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    The main advantages of phonewords over standard phone numbers include increased memorability and increased response rates to advertising. They are easier to remember than numeric phone numbers; thus, when businesses use them as a direct response tool in their advertising (radio, television, print, outdoor, etc.), their memorability tends to have a favorable effect on response rates.

  5. Business telephone system - Wikipedia

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    Internet Protocol – For example, H.323 and SIP. POTS (plain old telephone service) – the common two-wire interface used in most homes. This is cheap and effective and allows almost any standard phone to be used as an extension. proprietary – the manufacturer has defined a protocol.

  6. List of telephony terminology - Wikipedia

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    Call originator - (or calling party, caller or A-party) a person or device that initiates a telephone call by dialling a telephone number.; Call waiting - a system that notifies a caller of another incoming telephone call by sounding a sound in the earpiece.

  7. Who still owns a landline phone? You might be surprised at ...

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    Landline cord-cutters: 'The young and the restless' Researchers found that cutting the cord says something about who you are. One trait stood out: The boldness it took to go wireless, at a time ...

  8. Telephone network - Wikipedia

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    A landline network where the telephones must be directly wired into a single telephone exchange. This is known as the public switched telephone network or PSTN. A wireless network where the telephones are mobile and can move around anywhere within the coverage area.

  9. Landlines may seem obsolete, but people in these states pick ...

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    Spokeo analyzed landline usage across the U.S., using National Center for Health Statistics data to identify the states with the most homes dependent on landlines.