wireline
adj.— «The new order sets aside 12 channels for air-ground service by “general communications common carriers, including both wireline and miscellaneous common carriers.”» —“Phones In Planes Approved By F.C.C.” in Washington, D.C. New York Times Dec. 26, 1969. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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