Chapter 16: Ten Acronyms and What They Really Mean

In This Chapter

• Knowing your LEC from your ANI

• Sneaking around with NASC

• Getting explanations with an RFO

• Finding your CSU and ordering your CFA

• Making magic with PFM

The world of telecom can seem like an exclusive club at times, mainly because its members throw around a lot of secret code words. If you don’t use the right jargon, you are deemed an outsider and may not be treated with the level of respect you deserve.

The good news is that familiarity with just a handful of terms will get you into a comfortable middle-class position in the pecking order, where you can get both respect and help. The ten acronyms listed in this chapter are common to telecom technocrats, so if you use them, your carrier’s technicians will think you’re one of them.