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Acronyms

ADSL
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
BRI
Basic Rate Interface
CATV
Cable television
Dental HPSA
Dental Health Professional(s) Shortage Area
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
DDN
Defense Data Network
DS
Digital telecommunications channels
Gbps
Gigabits per second
HF
High frequency
HPSA
Health Professional(s) Shortage Area
IP
Internet Protocol
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
K
Kilo
Kbps
Kilobits per second
LAN
Local Area Network
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
MB
Megabyte
Mbps
Megabits per second
MCU
Multipoint control unit
MHPSA
Mental Health Professional(s) Shortage Area
Mhz
Megahertz
MUA
Medically Underserved Areas
MW
Microwave
OC
Optical Carrier
PACS
Picture Archiving and Communications System
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
VLAN
Virtual local area network
VPN
Virtual Private Network
VTC
Video teleconference (ing)
WAN
Wide Area Network
WWW
World Wide Web