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walkie talkie

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walkie talkie

A handheld device that provides communications between two or more people using dedicated frequencies over short distances, typically less than a mile. There is no dial-up procedure; it is always on and is activated instantly by pressing a button and talking.

This always-on instant communications is also provided by specialized mobile radio (SMR) services for police, taxis and other vehicles. Having acquired numerous SMR operators throughout the U.S., Nextel is noted for combining long distance walkie talkie capability with its cellphone service (see Nextel).



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It was the fact that the man on the phone was FDNY Chief of Operations Salvatore Cassano and that he was communicating with firefighters via their walkie talkies in the dense interior of the building that made the common scene of a receiver held to an ear not only important, but at times emotional.
Other services that will be available to officials include Nextel walkie talkie, which allows users to make instant walkie-talkie calls to other Nextel users nationwide and Group Walkie Talkie, which enables instant and simultaneous connection with up to 20 other Group Walkie Talkie capable users.
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