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Oan |
| Operator Assisted Network. The name of a billing agent used by many long distance companies to put messages on the LEC bill. |
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Ocn (Operation Company Number) |
| A unique number to identify each CLEC.(Competitive Local Exchange Carrier)
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Ocp (Optional Calling Plan) |
| A discount calling plan intended to save money for a customer, based on their calling pattern and volume of calling. |
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Off-Hook |
| The condition existing when the handset of a telephone is lifted. Lifting the handset signals the central office that the user is ready to make a call. |
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Off-Peak |
| Time of day, as determined by a wireless carrier, when traffic on the network is light. Typically, carriers charge less for calls made during off-peak hours. |
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Olsp (On-Line Service Provisioning) |
| Allows a carrier to process requests and service orders on-line. |
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On-Hook |
| The condition that exists when the handset of a telephone is resting in its cradle. This condition signals the central office that the set is ready to receive a call. |
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Ona |
| Open Network Architecture |
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One-Way Service |
| A line or trunk that is engineered such that traffic over that channel is one-way; only incoming or only outgoing. |
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Oni |
| Operator Number Identification |
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Operator Assisted Text Messages |
| Text messages posted on a users wireless handset by an operator to whom the message was dictated. |
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Operator Assisted |
| Calls connected by an operator after the consumer has dialed zero and then the number; collect, person to person, third party billed, etc. |
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Optical Fiber |
| A transmission medium in which modulated lightwave signals are transmitted through glass and demodulated into electrical signals by a light-sensitive receiver. |
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Opx (Off-Premises Extension) |
| A telephone set located in a different office, a building across the street, or across the country, from the main telephone equipment. |
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Originating End |
| The telephone or station from which the call is placed. |
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Os |
| Operator Services. Any telephone service using the assistance of an operator or an automated operator. Includes collect calls, third-party billed calls and person-to-person calls. |
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Osp (Operator Services Provider) |
| A telephone company that provides operator services |
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Other Common Carrier |
| A generic term for providers of long distance telephone service in competition with AT&T. Today, all long distance carriers are called Interexchange Carriers. |
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Out Collect |
| A long distance company's use of a third-party firm to put messages on the LEC bill on their behalf. |
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Out-Of-Territory Service Area |
| A service area in which CenturyTel is a long distance carrier, but CenturyTel is not the local exchange carrier. |
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Outbound |
| Outward Sending - Call Originating - Dialing Out |
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Outside Plant |
| Portion of communications systems extending from the main distribution frame outward to the telephone instrument. |
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