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RH-10

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wireless systems. The data is packetized and spread over a range of bandwidth.

Standby Time: The amount of time a fully charged wireless portable or transportable

phone can be on (though not in a call) before the phone's battery will lose power. See

also Talk Time.

Synchronization: Also known as 'replication,' it is the process of uploading and down-

loading information from two or more databases, so that each is identical.

Talk Time: The length of time one can talk on a portable or transportable wireless

phone without recharging the battery. The battery capacity of a phone is usually

expressed in terms of 'minutes of talk time' or 'hours of standby time.' When one is talk-

ing, the phone draws more power from the battery. See also Standby Time.

TAM: Technical Account Manager. Assigned member of Nokia CDMA Product Accep-

tance group to a particular Carrier or list of Carriers.

Telecommunications Act of 1996: Signed into law by President Clinton on February 8,

1996, it establishes a pro-competitive, deregulatory framework for telecommunications

in the United States.

TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association): The Telecomms standards body.

TMSI (Temporary Mobile Station Identifier): A mobile station identifier (MSID) sent

over the air interface and is assigned dynamically by the network to the mobile station.