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Telecommunications service

In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings:

1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider.

2. A specified set of user-information transfer capabilities provided to a group of users by a telecommunications system.

Note: The telecommunications service user is responsible for the information content of the message. The telecommunications service provider has the responsibility for the acceptance, transmission, and delivery of the message.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188

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