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Some people will understandably find themselves confused by the terminology ISP's use to describe their systems and services. To that end we have started this Jargon/FAQ busting section, which lists some of the most common terms and describes what they mean. Please feel free to suggest additions via the editor e-mail on our 'Contact' page.

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	3G - Third Generation (895 views)
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	Backbone Network (688 views)
	Bits (1403 views)
	Bluetooth (699 views)
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	Bytes (790 views)
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	CBC - Capacity Based Charging (880 views)
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	Dialup (699 views)
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	DSL - Digital Subscriber Line (1389 views)
	DSLAM - Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (995 views)
	Ethernet (1008 views)
	Exchange - Telephone Exchange (710 views)
	FRIACO - Flat Rate Internet Access Call Origination (674 views)
	FTTx - Fibre To The Home / Premises / Cabinet (1059 views)
	FUP - Fair Usage Policy (733 views)
	Gbps - Gigabits Per Second (737 views)
	Hotspot - Wireless Hotspots (1098 views)
	HSPA - High Speed Packet Access (731 views)
	IrDA - Infrared Data Association (673 views)
	ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network (636 views)
	ISP - Internet Service Provider (1232 views)
	Kbps - Kilobits Per Second (761 views)
	LAN - Local Area Network (2241 views)
	LCR - Local Call Rate (720 views)
	Leased Line (1793 views)
	LLU - Local Loop Unbundling (14266 views)
	LTE - Long Term Evolution (695 views)
	MAC - Migration Authorisation Code (782 views)
	Mbps - Megabits Per Second (784 views)
	Metered (746 views)
	MSAN - Multi-Service Access Node (2372 views)
	Narrowband (721 views)
	NCR - National Call Rate (666 views)
	NGA - Next Generation Access (695 views)
	PAYG - Pay as you go (628 views)
	POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service (861 views)
	Powerline (979 views)
	PSTN - Public Switched Telephone Network (1080 views)
	Satellite (741 views)
	TPON - Telephone Passive Optical Network (954 views)
	Unmetered (698 views)
	UWB - Ultrawideband (692 views)
	v90 - v92 (639 views)
	vISP - Virtual Internet Service Provider (573 views)
	WAN - Wide Area Network (1055 views)
	Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity - 802.11 (1019 views)
	WiMAX - 802.16 (712 views)
	Wireless (857 views)
	WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network (922 views)