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Telephone network


A telephone network is a telecommunications network used for telephone calls between two or more parties.

There are a number of different types of telephone network:

Public telephone operators (PTOs) own and build networks of the first two types and provide services to the public under license from the national government. Virtual Network Operators (VNOs) lease capacity wholesale from the PTOs and sell on telephony service to the public directly.


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