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2. Cordless telephone - Wikipedia

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   A cordless telephone or portable telephone has a portable telephone handset that connects by radio to a base station connected to the public telephone network. The operational range is limited, usually to the same building or within some short distance from the base station. A cordless telephone differs functionally from a mobile telephone in ...

3. Wireless home phone - Wikipedia

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   A wireless home phone service is a service that allows a regular wired telephone to connect to a cellular network, as if it were a mobile phone. [1] [2] It is an example of a wireless last mile connection to the public switched telephone network, also known as a wireless local loop . A small device, about the size of a home wireless router ...

4. List of mobile network operators in the United States

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   AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Boost Mobile, and UScellular also sell SIM cards through their retail channels, both in-store and online. The top five wireless providers operate nationwide wireless networks which cover most of the population in the United States, while smaller carriers provide native network coverage across selected regions of the ...

5. AT&T Mobility - Wikipedia

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   AT&T Mobility, LLC, also known as AT&T Wireless and marketed as simply AT&T, is an American telecommunications company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc. and provides wireless services in the United States. AT&T Mobility is the second largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 114.5 million subscribers as of March 31, 2024. [3]

6. List of wireless network technologies - Wikipedia

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   2G (or 2-G) provides three primary benefits over their predecessors: phone conversations are digitally encrypted; 2G systems are significantly more efficient on the spectrum allowing for far greater mobile phone penetration levels; and 2G introduced data services for mobile, starting with SMS (Short Message Service) plain text-based messages. 2G technologies enable the various mobile phone ...

7. Lifeline (FCC program) - Wikipedia

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   Lifeline is the Federal Communications Commission 's program, established in 1985, intended to make communications services more affordable for low-income consumers. Lifeline provides subscribers a discount on monthly telephone service purchased from participating providers in the marketplace. Subscribers can also purchase discounted broadband ...