Cellular & Wireless Glossary
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Interconnection Fee: A wireless call must sometimes be routed through a landline in which a connection fee is charged.

Landline: Standard telephone lines. The network of fiber optic and metallic or copper phone lines.

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display): A flat panel screen used to display numbers and/or characters.

LED (Light Emitting Diode): A light on a cellphone used to alert the user.

Local Exchange Area: That part of the national telephone network controlled by the local telephone operating company and separate from the long distance network.

Memory Dialing: A feature of a wireless phone that allows multiple numbers to be stored in the phone itself for quick dialing by pressing one or two buttons.

Message alert: A light or other indicator announcing that a phone call came in; useful with voice mail.

Microbrowser: A modified version of the original Web browser for smaller devices like cellphones and PDAs.

MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service): MMS messages may include multimedia elements such as pictures, video and audio.

Mobile Phone: The term that can be inter-changed with cellphone.

No-answer transfer: A service that transfers an incoming cellular call to another phone number if the cellular subscriber is unable to answer.

No Answer Transfer: If a call is not answered in a specified number of rings, it will be transferred to another number.

Off-peak: The period of time after the business day has ended during which carriers may offer reduced airtime charges.

Paging: A wireless device feature that allows reception of a signal or alphanumeric message.

Peak: Highest-usage period of the business day when a cellular system carries the most calling traffic.

PIN (Personal Identification Number): Used together with SIM card technology to place calls using prepaid cell phones.

Portable: A one-piece, self-contained cellphone. Portables normally have built-in antennas and a rechargeable battery.

Prepaid Cellular or Prepaid Wireless: A system allowing subscribers to pay in advance for wireless services.

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