Telephony: Originally meaning voice (analog) communication by telephone (land line), this term has come to encompass virtually all telecommunications, because virtually all telecommunications can be done over or while connected to a telephone line.

 

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Telephony: Originally meaning voice (analog) communication by telephone (land line), this term has come to encompass virtually all telecommunications, because virtually all telecommunications can be do . . . View Full Definition

Skype: This is a peer-to-peer voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). This Internet telephony network was created by the same people that created Kazaa (Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis). It was devel . . . View Full Definition

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Multiple Service Operator (MSO): A cable TV service provider that also provides other services such as data and/or voice telephony.

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