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Central

English translation: central switchboard

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Portuguese term or phrase:Central
English translation:central switchboard
Entered by: judith ryan

20:49 Jul 4, 2016
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Telecom(munications)
Portuguese term or phrase: Central
I am having trouble figuring out what to do about Central in this document about telecom in Portugal.

Thanks!

Atendendo à expansão da rede de transporte em fibra de vários operadores e à existência de pontos de presença próprios nas áreas de central da empresa de telefonia, o atual SPD classifica como rotas concorrenciais as rotas entre centrais locais da MEO onde existam pelo
judith ryan
Brazil
Local time: 04:13
central switchboard
Explanation:
... is what Vodafone UK calls it!

http://www.vodafone.com/content/index/misc/contact-us.html
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Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 08:13
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3 +4exchange
Ana Vozone
5central switchboard
Richard Purdom


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
exchange


Explanation:
Sugestão.

https://www.google.pt/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&es...

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Note added at 6 mins (2016-07-04 20:56:31 GMT)
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MEO is one of the major operators for telephone, cable, internet in Portugal.

Ana Vozone
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ward Whittaker
27 mins
  -> Thank you, Ward!
agree  Nick Taylor
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Nick!
neutral  sbootman: In USA English, it would be a "central office".
3 hrs
  -> I have to disagree. This is not an office, but technical equipment instead.
agree  Spiridon: yes
11 hrs
  -> Thank you, Spiridon!
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
13 hrs
  -> Thank you, Paulo!
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
central switchboard


Explanation:
... is what Vodafone UK calls it!

http://www.vodafone.com/content/index/misc/contact-us.html

Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 08:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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