Personal Communication Network


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Personal Communication Network

(networking)
(PCN) Any network supporting Personal Communication Service (PCS). Also, sometimes used to refer to the specific implementation (using the GSM-derivative DCS-1800) of initial PCS capabilities in the United Kingdom.
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