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  2. British telephone socket - Wikipedia

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    The new system replaced the older hard-wired system, which came in many 'flavours' (e.g., Plans 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 2A, 105, 107 etc.), which could be very complicated and required the attendance at the premises of a GPO telephone-engineer, who needed a complete set of 'N' (wiring) Diagrams, [7] [better source needed] which was very extensive and ...

  3. 25-pair color code - Wikipedia

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    When used for plain old telephone service (POTS), the first wire is known as the tip or A-leg (U.K.) conductor, and is usually connected to the positive side of a direct current (DC) circuit, while the second wire is known as the ring lead or B-leg (U.K.), and is connected to the negative side of the circuit. Neither of these two sides of the ...

  4. Plain old telephone service - Wikipedia

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    Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS), or Plain Ordinary Telephone System, [1] is a retronym for voice-grade telephone service that employs analog signal transmission over copper loops. The term POTS originally stood for Post Office Telephone Service , as early telephone lines in many regions were operated directly by local Post Offices .

  5. Telephone jack and plug - Wikipedia

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    Modular connector 6P6C plug (left) and 6P4C jack (right) A telephone jack and a telephone plug are electrical connectors for connecting a telephone set or other telecommunications apparatus to the telephone wiring inside a building, establishing a connection to a telephone network.

  6. Telephone line - Wikipedia

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    Utility pole with electric lines (top) and telephone cables. Fixed telephone lines per 100 inhabitants, 1997–2007. Cross section of telephone cable of 1,800 twisted pairs, 1922. A telephone line or telephone circuit (or just line or circuit industrywide) is a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system. [1]

  7. List of telephone switches - Wikipedia

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    A SP1 2-wire variant was also available that provided Centrex services. A version of the SP-1 ESS that could provide both 2 & 4 wire services was also built. The first instance was installed in Vegreville Alberta in 1976 or 1977. SP1 4-Wire (Toll) The first example of this switch was installed for Bell Canada, in Thunder Bay, Ontario in late 1973.

  8. Still love your landline? Phone service providers are getting ...

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    That’s part of a sweeping move by phone service providers to replace older copper wire-based telephone systems lines, also known as Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS), with faster and more ...

  9. 1A2 Key Telephone System - Wikipedia

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    The Call Director model telephone had over 30 line key positions, and used 100 pairs on four connectors. The keyset cables were typically routed to a wiring closet or wiring panel where the Key Service Unit (KSU) was installed and were terminated on a 66 type punch block, typically a model 66M1-50. Each of these blocks could accept two 25-pair ...