Local loop is a telecommunication that uses a physical link or circuit connecting from the customer to the telecommunications service providers network. A central office is a building where home and business lines are connected on a local loop. This office has switches to switch calls locally or to a long-distance office. A local exchange is a term for a telephone company. They manage local telephone lines by a switchboard. There are three types of POP there is; internet, web, and wireless. The Internet POP has an access point to the internet and is a physical location that stores servers, and routers. The web POP is an account,or page. These are generally in addition to a personal or professional website. The wireless POP contains a presence of a wireless device like a cell phone, where it is to obtain service from a wireless provider. Long-Distance System is a system that lets customers make a call outside of the state or country through their provider with charge. A fixed line is also known as a landline. This uses a solid telephone line such as a fiber optic cable or metal wire, which uses radio waves to transmit the calls.

Cellular telephones are wireless end devices that uses data and cell phone towers to operate and be able to talk with whoever you want to with your telephone provider. Data is a set of values or variables that is provided by your network provider and usually have to pay for the data plans. Voice is a service that uses a dial-tone to fulfill a service.

Telephone network topology is a layout of the system of which the telephones have service. A demarcation point is where the public telephone network communicates with the customer’s wiring. The equipment consists of; routers, optical fiber, pagers, answering machines, switches, modems, etc. A access network is a network that connects customers to their service provider. A Regional/Metro network that converges packets and optical layers within a single platform so it will be user friendly.

Cable TV is a system of programs that distributes to customers by signals through coaxial cables or light pulses through a fiber optic cable. Broadcast TV formats standards for the transmission and the reception of television signals. Community antenna is a multi channel digital analog system that uses fiber optics for cable transmission. A network access point is a point that internet service providers connect to one another in peering arrangements. A interface device serves as the point between the carrier’s local loop and the customer’s wiring.

Telecommunication services is a service provided by a provider. The user is responsible for the information content of the message. The provider has the responsible for the acceptance, transmission, and the delivery of the message. RBOCs describes one of the U.S. regional telephone companies that were created as a result of the breakup of AT&T©. Unbundling describes how the mobile devices connect to the internet. They break up the packages they offered providing particular parts of them at a scale and cost unmatchable by the old order. MSO is an operator of multiple cable or satellite television system. ISPs are internet service providers that provide internet by offering users to access the internet. Triple play is a service that markets a single broadband connection. Triple play focuses on a combined business model rather than solving technical issues. Cloud computing or what is called the cloud is a large amount of computers connected through a communication network like the internet.