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• Network replacement of a connect signal with an on-hook signal (network) prior to receiving a CI (customer installation) answer signal; abandonment is the only way to end an unanswered call attempt. [T1.405-1989]

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  abandonment. (n.d.). ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/abandonment.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  abandonment. www.atis.org. ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. ATIS. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/abandonment (accessed: June 6, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "abandonment." ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. ATIS. 6 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/abandonment.

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