Synonyms and antonyms of Telephone services and companies in British Thesaurus

answering service (noun)

a business that receives telephone calls for other businesses or companies, taking messages or giving information

blue pages (noun)

mainly American the pages of a telephone book that contain the telephone numbers of government departments

the book ()

the phone book

BT ()

British Telecommunications plc: the largest British telephone company

call centre (noun)

a place where a large number of people are employed to deal with customers by telephone, either in order to sell something or to answer questions

call divert (noun)

a feature of a telephone system that automatically switches calls from one number to another

caller ID (noun)

a system that shows you the telephone number of someone who is calling you before you pick up the phone

call waiting (noun)

a system that lets you answer a second telephone call without ending your first telephone call

chat line (noun)

British a telephone service that you call if you want to talk to other people for fun

classified directory (noun)

British a book that lists companies with their addresses and phone numbers, according to the services they offer

courtesy phone (noun)

a telephone that you do not have to pay to use, usually for calling taxis, other rooms in a hotel etc

dedicated line (noun)

a telephone line for one particular user, usually to provide a permanent connection to the Internet

dial-up (adjective)

using a telephone line and a modem to access the Internet. This used to be the usual way of connecting to the Internet

digital subscriber line (noun)

a DSL

directory (noun)

a book that lists the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all the people in a particular area

directory (noun)

a list of the names and telephone numbers of the people who work in an organization

directory enquiries (noun)

British the service that you phone to find out the telephone number of a person or company

DSL (abbreviation)

digital subscriber line: a technology that provides Internet access by sending digital data along a normal phone line

exchange (noun)

a central place where telephone calls are received and connected to other lines

GSM (noun)

Global System for Mobile Communication: a system used in mobile phone communication

HDSL (noun)

High-Data Rate Digital Subscriber Line: a DSL that works at a fast speed

helpline (noun)

British a telephone service provided by an organization to give information and support

ISDN (noun)

Integrated Services Digital Network: a system using telephone connections for sending information between computers. ISDN is a slower system than ADSL.

line (noun)

a telephone service

on the telephone ()

provided with a telephone in your home, office etc

operator (noun)

someone who works for a telephone company and helps people with calls

pay-as-you-go (noun)

a system for paying for calls on mobile phones by buying a fixed amount of time before you make the calls

phone (noun)

the system for speaking to someone on the telephone

phone book (noun)

a book containing lists of names of people, businesses, and organizations, in alphabetical order, with their addresses and phone numbers

phone-tapping (noun)

the use of special equipment to listen to and record someone’s telephone conversations

talk plan (noun)

a type of contract with a mobile phone company that allows you to make free calls for a particular number of minutes at particular times of the day

telco (noun)

a telecommunications company

telephone (noun)

the system of communicating using telephones

telephone (noun)

relating to or involving the telephone

telephone book (noun)

American a telephone directory

telephone directory (noun)

British a book containing the names, telephone numbers, and addresses of people and businesses in a particular area

telephone exchange (noun)

a place with equipment that connects one telephone line to another

VDSL (abbreviation)

very-high-data-rate digital subscriber line: a very high-speed DSL

the White Pages ()

a book containing a list of the names, telephone numbers, and addresses of the people who live in a particular city or area in the US

Yellow Pages ()

a large book containing the telephone numbers and addresses of businesses and organizations in a particular area