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Clone/cloning

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A wireless phone programmed with stolen or duplicated electronic serial and mobile identification numbers. The Wireless Telephone Protection Act of 1998 outlawed cloning. The Act prohibits knowingly ...

Code division multiple access (CDMA)

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An air interface technology that was developed by the U.S. military and commercialised by the U.S. company Qualcomm. CDMA assigns a code to all speech bits, sends a scrambled transmission of the ...

Collocation

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Placement of multiple antennas at a common physical site to reduce environmental impact and real estate costs and speed zoning approvals and network deployment.

Commercial mobile radio service (CMRS)

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An FCC designation for any carrier or licensee whose wireless network is connected to the public switched telephone network and/or is operated for profit.

Competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC)

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Any telephone company that offers service in a specific area. Now that the industry has been deregulated, several companies may offer service in a single area. New ones entering a market are ...

Electronic serial number (ESN)

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The unique identification number embedded in a wireless phone by the manufacturer. Each time a call is placed, the ESN is automatically transmitted to the base station so the wireless carrier's ...

Content services

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Paging service, beyond telephone number alerts, that include news and sports headlines, personalised stock quotes, driving directions, restaurant reviews and information contained on Internet sites.