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  • noun telecommunications Initialism of Public switched telephone network.

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Examples

  • If somebody calls the PSTN line, the phone connected at FXS rings.

    Voxilla VoIP Forum mohnashaat 2010

  • If somebody calls the PSTN line, the phone connected at FXS rings.

    Voxilla VoIP Forum mohnashaat 2010

  • If you call the PSTN line tab you need to include whatever you have in the UserID in the sip uri or it won't work.

    Voxilla VoIP Forum 2009

  • Multiple technological conduits -- the legacy wireline network known as PSTN, the public switched telephone network, various wireless platforms, VOIP, the E911 system, and emergency broadcasts via radio, television, and cable -- facilitate communications by alternate means.

    Archive 2006-10-01 2006

  • Multiple technological conduits -- the legacy wireline network known as PSTN, the public switched telephone network, various wireless platforms, VOIP, the E911 system, and emergency broadcasts via radio, television, and cable -- facilitate communications by alternate means.

    The 21st Century Emergency Communications Act of 2006 (21CECA) 2006

  • If you belong to Skype you have to use Skype out and call a PSTN number if you really want to communicate with the world.

    Get Your Internet Dividend (Freedom-to-Connect) 2005

  • The virus could call a PSTN toll or international service from my account and leave it up for days.

    Skype, a security risk for corporate networks? 2004

  • First-half sales from fixed-line services, known as PSTN, declined 6.9 percent to A$3 billion, the company said.

    BusinessWeek.com -- 2010

  • First-half sales from fixed-line services, known as PSTN, declined 6.9 percent to A$3 billion, the company said.

    BusinessWeek.com -- 2010

  • And a Gizmo5 user wishing to call a PSTN number, simply needs to know the SIP URI of any available SIP gateway.

    VoIP & Gadgets Blog 2009

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