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Plain Old Telephone Service

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communications (POTS) The traditional voice service provided

by phone companies, especially when opposed to data services.

Note that the acronym POTS is sometimes expanded as "Plain Old

Telephone System" in which sense it is synonymous to PublicSwitched Telephone Network but used somewhat derogatively.

(1998-05-18)

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