User`s guide

108 Glossary
FCC
Federal Communications Commission—The U.S. federal agency that is responsible
for interstate and foreign communications. The FCC regulates commercial and
private radio spectrum management, sets rates for communications services,
determines standards for equipment, and controls broadcast licensing. Consult
www.fcc.gov.
IS
Interim Standard—After receiving industry consensus, the TIA forwards the
standard to ANSI for approval.
kbps
kilobits per second—Actually 1000, not 1024, as used in computer memory size
measurements of kilobytes.
LAN
Local Area Network
LED
Light Emitting Diode—A semiconductor diode that emits visible or infrared light.
Mbps
Megabits per second.
MHz
Mega-Hertz—One million cycles per second
PC Card
Add-in memory and communications cards for portable computers. PC Card is a
trademark of the PCMCIA.
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association—The organization that
standardizes PC Cards.
PCS
Personal Communications Services—A cellular communication infrastructure.
roaming
A cellular subscriber is in an area where service is obtained from a cellular service
provider other than Sprint.