plain old telephone service
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plain old telephone service
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A reinterpretation of the long-standing acronym POTS, originally standing for post office telephone system.
noun
- A traditional telephony system based on the analog transmission of sound, as opposed to newer alternatives like ISDN or VoIP.
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title = {plain old telephone service},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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