telephone network

collocation in English

meaningsoftelephoneandnetwork

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telephone
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈtel.ɪ.fəʊn/us
/ˈtel.ə.foʊn/
a ...
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network
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnet.wɜːk/us
/ˈnet.wɝːk/
a large system consisting of many similar parts that are connected together to allow movement or communication between or along the parts, or between the parts and a ...
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(Definition oftelephoneandnetworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The tax system andtelephonenetworkhave ready distribution and monitoring mechanisms that provided the institutional capacity necessary for implementation, program management, and expansion.
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A network of associations has the same kind of publicness as atelephonenetwork.
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The principle has had several public policy incarnations ranging from simple interconnectivity - that only onetelephonenetworkshould exist - to cross-subsidisation.
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In the cases documented it is possible to see an actual decrease in the number of telegrams once thetelephonenetworkwas open in the city.
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Any equipment that is to be connected to the publictelephonenetworkfirst has to be approved.
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Particular sectors include health and the mobiletelephonenetwork.
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In the longer term the hope for major improvements lies in the modernisation of thetelephonenetwork.
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Thetelephonenetworkis designed for just that.
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Do other countries accept lower standards, or is it that the question of "the integrity of thetelephonenetwork" is something, of a red herring?
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The value of atelephonenetworkis commensurate with the number of people connected to it.
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The old nationalisedtelephonenetworkwas grotesquely inefficient; it was hugely overmanned, for instance.
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Then, through the ever-expanding internationaltelephonenetwork, you can try to gain access into computers worldwide, including mainframe computers.
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All terminal equipment that is to be connected to the public switchedtelephonenetworkfirst has to be approved.
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There is no room for that on our nationaltelephonenetwork.
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In the longer term, the hope for really major improvements lies in the modernisation of thetelephonenetwork.
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The regional director has an apparatus, atelephonenetwork, which is not overloaded.
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Any equipment, regardless of origin, may be connected to the public switchedtelephonenetwork, provided it meets the stringent technical standards needed for approval.
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Costs are the aggregates of voice, data and fax traffic over thetelephonenetwork, including line charges.
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For example, there is a need for call boxes to be connected to thetelephonenetwork, for maintenance and for access to various facilities.
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The cellular radio operators have commented particularly on the possible consequences for them of unrestricted interconnection to the public switchedtelephonenetwork.
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