Service termination point
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In telecommunication
, service termination point is the last point of service rendered by a commercial carrier
under applicable tariffs.
Usually, the service termination point is on the customer premises and corresponds to the demarcation point
. The customer is responsible for equipment and operation
from the service termination point to user
end instruments.
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
, service termination point is the last point of service rendered by a commercial carrier
Common carrier
A common carrier in common-law countries is a person or company that transports goods or people for any person or company and that is responsible for any possible loss of the goods during transport...
under applicable tariffs.
Usually, the service termination point is on the customer premises and corresponds to the demarcation point
Demarcation point
In telephony, the demarcation point is the point at which the public switched telephone network ends and connects with the customer's on-premises wiring. It is the dividing line which determines who is responsible for installation and maintenance of wiring and equipment -- customer/subscriber, or...
. The customer is responsible for equipment and operation
Operations management
Operations management is an area of management concerned with overseeing, designing, and redesigning business operations in the production of goods and/or services. It involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient in terms of using as little resources as needed, and...
from the service termination point to user
User (telecommunications)
In telecommunications, a user is a person, organization, or other entity that employs the services provided by a telecommunication system, or by an information processing system, for transfer of information....
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