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ASP - application service provider
ATM - asynchronous transfer mode
CATV - cable television
CLEC - competitive local-exchange carrier
CO - central office
DBS - direct broadcast satellite
DSL - digital subscriber line
FCC - Federal Communications Commission
FSAN - full-service access network
FTTH - fiber to the home
HFC - hybrid fiber/coax
IP - Internet protocol
NGDLC - next-generation digital loop carrier
OEC - optical electrical converter
PON - passive optical network
POTS - plain old telephone service
PSTN - public switched telephone network
QoS - quality of service
VoATM - voice over ATM
VoDSL - voice over DSL
VoIP - voice over IP
WDM - wavelength division multiplexing
