Business Data Communication Chapter 1

Front 1

Internet Service Provider

Back 1

ISP:
a business whose primary profitable activity is the service of the internet to customers

Front 2

American Telephone and Telegraph Company

Back 2

AT&T:
the original American provider of long-distance phone calls

Front 3

Federal Communications Commission

Back 3

FCC:
government office in charge of regulating telecommunication in the United States

Front 4

interchange carriers

Back 4

IXCs:
telecommunications businesses that focus on long-distance telephone services

Front 5

regional Bell operating companies/local exchange carriers

Back 5

RBOCs/LECs:
telecommunications businesses that focus primarily on providing local phone services to businesses and homes

Front 6

common carriers

Back 6

a combination of businesses competing for providing telephone services; RBOCs, LECs, IXCs, cable TV, etc.

Front 7

Internet

Back 7

"most important development in history"