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• Personal Communications Service (PCS) is a suite of second-generation, digitally modulated mobile-communications interfaces that includes TDMA, CDMA, and GSM. PCS serves as an umbrella term for second-generation wireless technologies operating in the 1900MHz range

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  PCS (Personal Communications Service). (n.d.). Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) Mobility Glossary. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/pcs-personal-communications-service.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  PCS (Personal Communications Service). java.sun.com. Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) Mobility Glossary. Sun Microsystems. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/pcs-personal-communications-service (accessed: June 2, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "PCS (Personal Communications Service)." Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) Mobility Glossary. Sun Microsystems. 2 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/pcs-personal-communications-service.

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