MV (Medium Voltage)

An amount of electromotive force (emf) between low voltage (LV) and high

voltage (HV). The power utilities use MV, generally at 7,200 volts, in their distribution networks. Access broadband over power line (Access BPL) technology can make use of those MV lines as local loops for broadband data communications. See also Access BPL, emf, HV, LV, volt, and voltage.

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• access rate
• access service
• access tandem switch
• account code
• accounting management
• ACD (Automatic Call Distributor)
• ACELP (Algebraic Code Excited Linear Prediction)
• ACK (ACKnowledgement)
• acknowledgement (ACK)
• ACL (Asynchronous Connectionless Link)
• ACM
• acoustics
• ACR
• acronym
• acrylate coating
• active
• active
• ACTS (Advanced Communications Technologies and Services)
• adaptive differential pulse code modulation (ADPCM)
• Adaptive Transform Coder 3 (AC-3)
• ADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter)
• ADCCP (Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures)
• add/drop multiplexer (ADM)
• address
• address book