wireline
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈwaɪərˌlaɪn/
- Specialized
:
línea de cable
- The wireline network was upgraded to improve signal quality for all customers.
- wireline phone
- wireline services
- wireline Internet
Examples
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Customers can contact Verizon online at www.verizon.com/outage to report any wireline service-related issues or call 1-800-VERIZON (1-800-837-4966).
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We continue to closely monitor our wireline and wireless networks, and are deploying personnel and equipment as soon as it is safe to do so.
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On the wireline side, results were rather mixed.
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The first is to take away the idea that wireline broadband is an unlimited service.
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Since April, AT&T has been offering these videos to new wireline customers when they view their bills online.
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The FCC concluded "that wireline broadband Internet access service provided over a provider's own facilities is an information service."
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Our proposal would create enforceable transparency rules for both wireline and wireless services.
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AT&T today laid out a broad plan to upgrade both its wireline and wireless networks and keep its growth moving.
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The company leans on its U-Verse bundle for growth in the consumer wireline business and expects to expand it to 8.5 million additional customer locations.
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In many regions, people still rely on a wireline connection for their home internet service.
Synonyms
∞
3.2
A connection that carries phone or internet signals
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2.4
A thick strong wire that carries electricity or signals
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1.6
A wire that carries telephone calls between two places
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3.3
A phone that uses wires to connect, not a mobile network
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1.8
A wire that carries voices so people can call each other
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4.1
A cable that carries electricity or data between places
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3.9
A thin glass or plastic cable that sends data as light
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2.4
A thin metal line that carries phone calls
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3.2
A system of wires and the work of installing them for electricity or data
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4.8
A wire that carries messages or signals over long distances
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4.5
Wires that carry messages or phone calls over long distances
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3.4
A cable that connects a computer to a router or network
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4.0
A telephone wire that connects a home or building to the local phone exchange
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wireline is made of wire ('thin metal thread') and line ('long cable'), so it means a physical cable that carries signals or information. That's why a wireline is the actual cable used in telephone, internet, or other network systems.