POTS

POTS definition - computer

(Plain Old Telephone System or Service) See PSTN and AMPS.


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A Century Ago

At the turn of the 20th century, the "plain old telephone system" was neither plain nor old. Instruments such as this Blake wall phone were very high-tech contraptions. (Image courtesy of Nortel Networks.)






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