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förvalskund

English translation: (customer who has chosen a) preferred carrier, preferred telecommunications service provider

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Swedish term or phrase:förvalskund
English translation:(customer who has chosen a) preferred carrier, preferred telecommunications service provider
Entered by: Charlesp

01:25 Aug 14, 2006
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Telecom(munications)
Swedish term or phrase: förvalskund
förvalskund and FÖRVAL

Relating to primary or automatic telephone company connection used when dialing (e.g. for international calls)- preferred service provider ?
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 08:27
(customer who has chosen a) preferred carrier, preferred telecommunications service provider
Explanation:
Förval means default, but that word is simply not used in this context. During the 1990s, long-distance carriers in the US fought what can only be termed "wars" to get customers to choose them as their preferred carriers.
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Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 02:27
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4 +2(customer who has chosen a) preferred carrier, preferred telecommunications service provider
Larry Abramson


  

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(customer who has chosen a) preferred carrier, preferred telecommunications service provider


Explanation:
Förval means default, but that word is simply not used in this context. During the 1990s, long-distance carriers in the US fought what can only be termed "wars" to get customers to choose them as their preferred carriers.

Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 02:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

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