Glossary Terms - "U"
Unbundling
Disaggregated features, functions and capabilities of the local network; intended by regulators to
maximize competitive entry.
Unbundled Network Element (UNE)
Each element of the total transmission connection between the PSTN and the IUD.
Universal Service
The public policy goal that Congress first mandated in the 1934 Communications Act to make
telephone service widely available at affordable prices.
UPS
Uninterruptable Power Supply.
USWEST
One of the seven Bell Regional Holding Companies (RBHCs) resulting from divestiture, covering
the Western U.S., comprised of Mountain Bell, Northwestern Bell, and Pacific Northwest Bell.