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Record 1 1997-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Telephone Exchanges
OBS

(R) "... a new form of metropolitan telecommunications service combining the features of cable, over-the-air and closed-circuit TV with point-to-point microwave transmission..." (Orba Information, from Electronics, May 73)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Centraux téléphoniques
CONT

service de distribution multipoint à être capté directement par le grand public.

Spanish

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