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Jargon Buster

Following the Great Switch Off and All-IP can be difficult at times, with tons of acronyms and jargon to decode. That’s why we’ve pulled together this jargon buster guide, listing all those confusing acronyms and what they stand for.

ADSL – Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

ATA – Analogue Telephone Adapter

BB – Broadband

BT – British Telecom

CF – CityFibre

CLOA – Customer Letter of Authority

CNI – Critical National Infrastructure

CP – Communication Provider

DDI – Direct Dial In

EU – End User

FTTC – Fibre To The Cabinet

FTTP – Fibre To The Premises

FUP – Fair Use Policy

IP-PBX – Internet Protocol private branch exchange

GSO – Great Switch Off

HVS – Hosted Voice Select

ISDN – Integrated Services Digital Network

LLU – Local Loop Unbundling

LOA – Letter of Authority

MBM – Main Billing Number

NTE – Network Terminating Equipment

OTT – Over The Top

PBX – Private Branch Exchange

PSTN – Public Switched Telephone Network

SIP – Session Initiation Protocol

SOADSL – Single Order Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line – aka SOTAP

SOGEA – Single Order Generic Ethernet Access

SOGFAST – Single Order G.Fast

SVR – Site Visit Reason

VDSL – Very high-speed Digital Subscriber Line

V-IP – Virtual Internet Protocol

VoIP – Voice over Internet Protocol

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