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| Wireless communication eliminates the need for phone cords, and makes it possible to call or receive calls anywhere. | 
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| Wireless Telephone Bands | 
| Type | Frequency | Use | 
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| Microwave | 3-30GHz | Telephone relay,  communications satellites, radar, satellite broadcasting  |  
| UHF  (Ultra-high frequency)  | 
300-3,000MHz | Telephone relay, portable phones,  car phones, TV broadcasting  |  
| VHF  (Very high frequency)  | 
30-300 MHz | Cordless phones,  marine telephones, portable pagers, taxi radios  |  
| Short wave | 3-30 MHz | International radio broadcasting | 
| Medium wave | 300-3,000 KHz | Radio broadcasting | 
| Long wave | 30-300KHz | Marine radio | 
 
	
	 
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