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"touche 5"

English translation: preselect button

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French term or phrase:"touche 5"
English translation:preselect button
Entered by: Stephanie Mitchel

16:10 Mar 1, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Telecom(munications) / Market forecast
French term or phrase: "touche 5"
Talking about all the features available on an i-mode unit.

"La 'touche 5' de 2005
La télécommande de toutes mes communications"

I don't know what the 5 key does on French phones.

and then goes on to list all its features.
Stephanie Mitchel
United States
Local time: 07:21
the Omnicom (pre-selection) button
Explanation:
Omnicom
(Préfixe 5)
Principalement orienté PME/PMI, l'opérateur vise également quelques "niches résidentielles" (professions libérales, ...)

http://www.ldh.org/Dossiers/Acteurs/Telcos/france.html

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Note added at 8 mins (2007-03-01 16:19:32 GMT)
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So, instead of dialling, for example 01 22 33 44 55, the caller would dial 51 22 33 44 55.

I'm not too sure this system still exists, as deregulation has gone further now, and non-France Telecom operators can now supply full telco packages (i.e. including line rental, which previously only FT could supply).

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Note added at 15 mins (2007-03-01 16:26:14 GMT)
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ce qui ne serait actuellement pas le cas des communications locales des abonnés au « 5 » de la société Omnicom, commercialisé par la société Carrefour, et au « 7 » de Cegetel

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:7_EQ8DD4Xv4J:www.financ...
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Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 13:21
Grading comment
good one!
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4the Omnicom (pre-selection) button
Conor McAuley


  

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the Omnicom (pre-selection) button


Explanation:
Omnicom
(Préfixe 5)
Principalement orienté PME/PMI, l'opérateur vise également quelques "niches résidentielles" (professions libérales, ...)

http://www.ldh.org/Dossiers/Acteurs/Telcos/france.html

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Note added at 8 mins (2007-03-01 16:19:32 GMT)
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So, instead of dialling, for example 01 22 33 44 55, the caller would dial 51 22 33 44 55.

I'm not too sure this system still exists, as deregulation has gone further now, and non-France Telecom operators can now supply full telco packages (i.e. including line rental, which previously only FT could supply).

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Note added at 15 mins (2007-03-01 16:26:14 GMT)
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ce qui ne serait actuellement pas le cas des communications locales des abonnés au « 5 » de la société Omnicom, commercialisé par la société Carrefour, et au « 7 » de Cegetel

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:7_EQ8DD4Xv4J:www.financ...

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 13:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 39
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good one!
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