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Shared access technique for unbundled access to the local network where the former monopolist operator rents
part of the duplex cable spectrum to other operators: in this portion of spectrum, the operator can
provide Broadband services, while the former monopolist operator continues to provide telephone
services on the spectrum portion not rented out.
ADSL (broadband) acronym for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, an asymmetric DSL technology (the band available
for receiving is greater than that available for transmission) which permits high-speed internet access.
ADSL2+ ADSL technology which extends the basic ADSL capacity, doubling the bit download flow. The band
width can reach 24 Mbps in download and 1.5 Mbps in upload and depends on the distance between
the DSLAM and the customer’s home.
Uncovered areas also known as “indirect access areas”, they identify the geographic areas which are not served
directly by Tiscali’s network (also see Bitstream and Wholesale)
ARPU average revenue from land-line and mobile telephone services per user calculated over a specific
period for the average number of Tiscali Group customers or active customers (for the other operators)
in the same period.
Bitstream Bitstream (or numeric flow) service: service comprising the supply by the operator for access to
the land-line based public telephone network of transmission capacity between the position of
the end user and the point of presence of an operator or ISP which wishes to offer the broadband
service to an end user.
Broadband data transmission system where several data is sent simultaneously to increase the effective
transmission speed with a data flow equal to or greater than 1.5 Mbps.
Broadcast simultaneous transmission of information to all the nodes of a network.
Access Fee this is the amount charged by the national operators for every minute of use of their network by the
operators of other networks. It is also known as the ‘interconnection fee’.
Capex Acronym of Capital Expenditure. It identifies cash flows used for investments in the operating
structure.
Carrier company which physically makes the telecommunications network available.
Co-location areas dedicated to the exchanges of the incumbent operator for the installation by Tiscali of its
network equipment.
CPS acronym for Carrier Pre Selection, the operator pre-selection system: it permits the operator/supplier
of local services to automatically route the calls on the carrier network chosen by the customer who
no longer has to dial special selection codes.
CS acronym for Carrier Selection, operator selection system: it permits the customer to select, by dialling
a specific code, a national and international long-distance operator, other than the one with whom
they have entered into a contract with to access the network.
Business customers the SoHo, small, medium and large companies.
Consumer customers customers who subscribe to the range intended for households.
Dial Up narrowband internet connection via a normal telephone call, normally subject to time-based tariffs.
Digital this is the way of representing a physical variable by means of a language which only uses the figures
0 and 1. The figures are transmitted in binary form as a series of impulses. The digital networks,