Telephone company
- Telephone company
A telephone company (or telco) provides
telecommunications services such astelephony anddata communication s. Most of the largest telcos, whatever their origins, are or were at one time nationalized or state-regulated monopolies. These monopolies are often referred to, primarily in Europe, as PTTs.Telcos are also known as
common carrier s, and in the Unites States aslocal exchange carrier s. With the advent ofcellular telephony , telcos now includewireless carrier s, ornetwork operator s.Most telcos now also function as ISPs, and the distinction between telco and ISP may disappear completely over time, as the current trend for
supplier convergence in the industry continues.Trivia
On the American comedy program "
Saturday Night Live ", guest hostcomedian Lily Tomlin once satirized the telephone industry (and the country's then-dominantBell System in particular) with askit in which she played one of her trademark characters,telephone operator Ernestine. In the skit, she disconnects the phone service for a large area, and utters the now-famous quote::"We don't care.":"We don't have to.":"We're the phone company."
In the satirical 1967 film "
The President's Analyst ", "TPC, The Phone Company," is depicted as plotting to enslave humanity.ee also
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The Phone Company
*PSTN
*VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol
*ITSP Internet Telephony Service Provider
*CLEC
*ILEC
*RBOC
*List of telephone operating companies
*List of mobile network operators
*Mobile network operator
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