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English translation: security deposit [for national calls]

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French term or phrase:	caution nationale
English translation:	security deposit [for national calls]
Entered by:	Stephanie Mitchel

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18:28 May 1, 2004

French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Telecom(munications) / mobile phone offers

French term or phrase: caution nationale

This is a fee schedule for mobile phone service in Ivory Coast. One of the items charged is 'CAUTION NATIONALE.' Is there some sort of nationwide security deposit system or should I be more general?

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Guarantee deposit

Explanation:
I don't know in Côte d'Ivoire (thanks sarahl!) they probably mean nationwide
what comes after..

... the Fixed Telephone Service. Guarantee deposit demandable within
the scope of the Fixed Telephone Service. By deliberation of the ...

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I imagine what is good for fixed can apply to mobile.

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How to receive credit for mobile calls. MTS offers 2 options of how
to receive credit for mobile calls without guarantee deposit: ...

actually security deposit is just fine ;-))

... If you are a mobile phone user and have a ... Order, 1999 governs the Cellular Mobile Telecom Services ... imposed on the charging of security deposit and installation ...

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[PDF] a5/fiche perso3 ok
Format de fichier: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Version HTML
... maximum à tous vos correspondants Telecel et des autres réseaux cellulaires. ... et jours fériés, toutes les tranches horaires Caution nationale : 50 000 F ...

www.telecel.net/telechargement/pro.pdf -

www.telecel.net/telechargement/perso.pdf -

I would stick to general. the deposit obviously applies nationwide.

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Could it mean security deposit for national calls?

Les tarifs appliqués par Côte d\'Ivoire Télécom au cours de l\'année 2002

a) Le raccordement

Il est passé de 35 000 F HT à 20 000F HT avec suppression de la caution de 200 000 f à l\' international

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