Public switched telephone network (PSTN)

Public switched telephone network (PSTN)

A domestic telecommunications network usually accessed by telephones, key telephone systems, private branch exchange trunks, and data arrangements. Note: Completion of the circuit between the call originator and call receiver in a PSTN requires network signalling in the form of dial pulses or multifrequency tones.

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