wireline
adj.— «A wholly-owned AT&T subsidiary Amps Corp was formed last year to comply with an earlier FCC order requiring that wireline carriers set up separate subsidiaries for cellular systems.» —“AT&T May Offer Mobil Phones Commercially Within Two Years” Dow Jones News Service Apr. 9, 1981. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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