| 单词 | callback company |
| 释义 | > as lemmascallback company c. A telephone service which enables international calls to be made at cheaper rates than those charged in the country from which one is calling, by means of a computerized call return system which opens a line from a country offering such rates (see quot. 1994). Frequently attributive, esp. in callback company.A proprietary name in the United States. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > telephone services answering service1904 information1910 speaking clock1934 talking clock1936 TIM1936 telebus1942 wake-up service1946 subscriber trunk dialling1952 freephone1959 telephone hotline1961 WATS1962 call waiting1963 night line1970 phone-in1970 telephone helpline1970 help-line1980 line1983 Cellnet1984 chat line1984 Vodafone1984 telepoint1987 callback1992 1992 Oil & Gas Jrnl. 27 July 98/2 Once the Callback number is activated, announce that you're ready for a call back by phoning your personal Callback line and hanging up, before it answers. Logos Callback will ring you back in an instant and deliver you a dial tone at U.S. international rates. 1993 Network World 21 June 28/2 AT&T, one of the most vocal opponents of callback, just signed a $21 million three-year deal to provide Viatel with overseas communications services. 1994 Australian 11 Oct. (Brisbane ed.) 35/5 Customers typically save money by dialling a designated number in the US and hanging up after one ring. A computer from the callback company immediately rings back—a call from the US to Thailand is much cheaper than from Thailand to the US—and allows the customer to dial on anywhere in the US or abroad. 2000 Press (Canterbury, N.Z.) (Electronic ed.) 8 Apr. He says he built this into the largest telephone callback company in the world before selling to an American firm. ‘We brought callback to Australia and New Zealand.’ < as lemmas |
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