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| Subject: Telecommunications Fri 9 Dec - 18:58 | |
| Vocabulary A. = Adjective ADV. = Adverb IDM. = Idiom N. = Noun V. = Verb | a carrier | N. a company which provides telephone service | competition | N. when several companies in an industry sell the same product or service resulting in lower prices and better customer support | deregulation | N. the act of taking a government-controlled industry and opening it up to private companies for the purpose of introducing competition | a fee | N. a charge for a professional service | to hook up | V. to make the electrical connections required for a machine or information service | to install | V. 1) to put in or add a piece of equipment or hardware 2) to add (new software or hardware) to a computer | a monopoly | N. when one company (or the government) has control over an industry and does not allow competition | to place a call | V. to make a telephone call | the suburbs | N. an area outside a city where people live rather than work | telecommunications | N. the industry or technology of sending and receiving messages by telephone (or other electronic devices) | TOPIC : Telecommunications SOURCE : Linguistic Studies ** http://languages.forumactif.org/ |
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