This is one of the most successful services before WWW using telephone lines, It was launched in France successfully but in UK as well but to less success.

这是WWW之前最成功的应用，最早在法国成功推出，在英国也有推出但没有那么成功。

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The telephone and data lines from the public network to telephone room are not included in our scope of work, as it should be installed by local telecom company.

从公共管网到电话房的电话线和数据线的连接不包括在我们的工作范围内，这部分连接工作应由当地电信局提供。

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As the few remaining working telephone lines will be very busy, all of the family members should call to check in with a friend or relative who lives far away from the earthquake-stricken area.

由于剩下的几条可用电话线路将会很忙，所有的家人都应该往住在远离地震区域的某个朋友或亲戚家中打电话报平安。

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Mobile carriers now have the ability to improve sound quality by transmitting it over their 4G LTE networks, as opposed to the more limited telephone lines of the past.

CNN: Coming to your phone: High-definition voice

The morning queues and engaged telephone lines are evidence of this, as are patients who will book appointments weeks in advance 'just in case'.

BBC: Why GP surgeries need crowd control

Unshackled, entrepreneurs would find ways to team up with existing holders of rights of way, such as cable, gas and telephone companies, railroads and highways, to run power lines to new customers, e.g.

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