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EXTENDED AREA TELEPHONE SERVICE [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Services
DEF

Telephone service that allows customers in an exchange to pay flat monthly or measured rates instead of long distance charges for calls to nearby exchange areas. Most exchanges in large metropolitan areas have EAS.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services téléphoniques
DEF

Service téléphonique qui permet aux abonnés d'une circonscription de faire des appels à des postes de circonscriptions avoisinantes moyennant un tarif mensuel fixe ou un tarif à la durée, plutôt que de payer des frais d'interurbain pour chaque communication du genre. Existe dans la plupart des circonscriptions des grands centres urbains.

Key term(s)
  • service téléphonique de secteur étendu

Spanish

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