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Telephone (29845 bytes)
1: [[Image:Phone headset.jpeg|thumb|A telephone [[handset]]]]
2: ...Image:Phone numberpad.jpeg|thumb|A [[touch-tone]] telephone [[dial]]]]
3: [[Image:ATTtelephone-large.jpg|thumb|right|Telephone]]
4: ...ited by the US Congress with the invention of the telephone, instead of [[Alexander Graham Bell]]. According ...
7: ...a lot of money involved, particularly in the Bell Telephone companies, and the aggressive defense of the Bell...

Telephone desk (1646 bytes)
1: ...sk built-in. This was most common in wall mounted telephones of the end of the 19th and the beginning of the ...
5: [[Image:Telephonedeskjpegfront.jpg]]
6: [[Image:Telephonedeskjpegside.jpg]]
8: ... domestic piece of furniture. In an [[office]] a telephone would normally be placed on any form of desk, as ...
10: ...e form, with the widespread use of the [[cellular telephone]], and the portable phone, which permit complete ...

Telephone call (3067 bytes)
1: ...t of an ordinary [[voice]] transmission using a [[telephone]], a [[data]] transmission when the calling party...
3: Where a telephone call has more than one [[called party]] it is ref...
5: ...not dial calls directly, and is connected to an [[telephone operator|operator]] who places the call for them.
7: ...s, the caller pays a [[flat rate]] charge for the telephone connection and does not pay any additional charge...
9: ...tain tones signify the progress and status of the telephone call:

Telephone operator (2485 bytes)
1: ...[image:JT Switchboard 770x540.jpg|thumb|200px|A [[telephone operator]] at work on a private switchboard]]
3: A '''telephone operator''' is either
5: ..., usually in the placing of [[operator assisted]] telephone calls such as calls from a [[pay phone]], [[Colle...
6: * a company that offers [[telephone]] services to subscribers. For example, users of...
8: ...sticated, this sort of direct intervention by the telephone operator was needed less and less.

UE (wireless telephone) (489 bytes)
1: The '''UE''' in [[UMTS]] (3G) [[mobile telephone]] systems is the name given to the User Equipment...

Captioned telephone (695 bytes)
1: ...Tel, which is the main brand name for a captioned telephone.
3: ...e recognition is most commonly used for captioned telephone systems.
6: *[http://www.captionedtelephone.com Ultratec's CapTel]

Psychic Telephone (577 bytes)
1: The '''psychic telephone''' was an instrument invented by F. R. Melton of ...

Timeline of the telephone (4349 bytes)
1: A '''Timeline of the history of the telephone'''.
4: ...[Havana]]. (It is disputed if this is an electric telephone.)
5: ...ourseul]] publishes a description of a make-break telephone transmitter and receiver but does not construct a...
6: ...854]] [[Antonio Meucci]] demonstrates an electric telephone in New York.
8: *[[1860]] Meucci demonstrates his telephone on Staten Island.

Telephone slamming (823 bytes)
1: ... changing subscribers' [[long distance]] or other telephone service without their [[consent]]. Slamming could...
4: #Read the fine print of your telephone bill

Trimline telephone (869 bytes)
1: The '''Trimline telephone''' is a variety of [[telephone]] set designed by [[Henry Dreyfuss Associates]] f...
3: ...one]] and [[telephone#Cordless Telephone|cordless telephone]] models.

Telephone (game) (2176 bytes)
1: The '''telephone game''', also known as '''Chinese whispers''', is...
16: ... mail") and ''telefono senza fili'' (Italian for "telephone without wires").

Telephone booth (7604 bytes)
2: ...:London phone box.jpg|thumb|200px|A classic [[red telephone box]].]]
3: ...t outdoor booths feature the name and logo of the telephone service provider to provide immediate recognizabi...
5: The telephone booth became common in industrialized countries i...
6: ...ooths. In many areas where they were once common, telephone booths have now been completely replaced by non-e...
9: Special equipment installed in some telephone booths allows a caller to use a computer, a porta...

Protea (telephone) (418 bytes)
1: ...970s]] until the [[1990s]]. [[As of 2004]], new telephone installations in South Africa use [[RJ-11]] plugs...

Telephone line (1259 bytes)
1: ...ions]] network, and usually also implies a single telephone number for billing purposes reserved for that use...
3: ...w voice signals to be transmitted to more distant telephones.
9: ...g.com/images/zoom/FUEBEP/Telefonmast.jpg image of telephone lines on a pole]

Telephone hybrid (1863 bytes)
1: ...ple [[electronic]] [[device]] used to connect a [[telephone]] [[system]] to regular [[audio]] [[circuit]]s. ...
3: ...al processing]] to make the [[bandwidth]]-limited telephone audio sound more acceptable on-air.
5: ...rids are even used for broadcasting over standard telephone systems, using a special unit with DSP [[audio da...

Red telephone (155 bytes)
1: 'Red telephone' was the popular name given to the direct [[White...

Reis' telephone (1899 bytes)
1: '''Reis' telephone''', an invention by [[Philipp Reis]] by an inspir...
9: [[Image:Reis' telephone.png]]

Ring (telephone) (2684 bytes)
1: A [[telephone]] ring is the sound generated when an incoming ca...
3: On home telephones, the ring is triggered by a [[direct current|DC]...
19: Also see [[Telephone]].

Telephone plug (5839 bytes)
1: ... to the local telephone network. The standard for telephone plugs varies from country to country.
31: ||[[Australia]]|| [[610 (telephone)|610]] or [[RJ-11]]
371: ||[[South Africa]]|| [[RJ-11]] or [[Protea (telephone)|Protea]]
383: ||[[Sweden]]|| [[Swedish telephone plugs & sockets|SS 455 15 50]] or [[RJ-11]]
442: * [http://kropla.com/phones2.htm Telephone plug list] — at Steve Kropla's World Wide P...

Telephone directory (3391 bytes)
1: ...ogether with their postal or street address and [[telephone number]]. It can be published in [[hard copy]] o...
3: ...tings, which has meant availability of innovative telephone directory services on [[CD-ROM]] and the [[World ...
5: ... also provide instructions about how to use the [[telephone service]] in the local area, may give important n...
7: A telephone directory may also be called a '''phone book''' o...
12: ... have become less common with the availability of telephone databases on [[CD-ROM]] and on the [[Internet]] w...

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