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| P&A | Privacy & Authentication |
| PA | Public Address System |
| PA | Public Affairs |
| PA | Power Amplifier |
| PAC | Perceptual Audio Coding |
| PAC | Political Action Committee |
| PACA | Priority Access & Channel Assignment |
| PACCT | Political Action Committee for Cable Television |
| PACT | Private Access Communications Terminals (satellite service) |
| PAD | Program Associated Data |
| PAL | Phase Alternate Line (TV System used in Europe & elsewhere) |
| PASC | Precision Adaptive Sub-band Coding |
| PAT | Program Association Table (Digital Television |
| PBA | Broadcast Promotion Association |
| PBCM | Bechmark Cost Proxy Model (used by FCC) |
| PBS | Public Broadcasting Service |
| PBX | Private Branch (telephone) Exchange |
| PC | Personal Computer |
| PCB | Printed Circuit Board |
| PCB | Polychlorinated Biphenyl (fluid used in electrical equip.) |
| PCC | Pre-Paid Calling Card |
| PCCA | Portable Computer and Communications Association |
| PCCA | Portable Computer Communications Association |
| PCCIP | President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection |
| PCI | Price Cap Index |
| PCI | Personal Communications Interface |
| PCIA | Personal Communications Industry Association |
| PCISIG | Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Working Group |
| PCM | Pulse Code Modulation |
| PCMCIA | Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
| PCN | Personal Communications Network(s) |
| PCS | Personal Communications Service |
| PCS | Personal Communications Service (System) |
| PD | Program Director - Production Director |
| PD | Public Domain Material |
| PDA | Personal Digital Assistant |
| PDA | PreDetermined Arc (for satellite operation) |
| PDC | Personal Digital Cellar (system) |
| PDC | Program Delivery Control (by code within video signal) |
| PDM | Pulse Duration Modulation |
| PDN | Public Data Network |
| PDNR | Preliminary Draft New Recommendation (ITU process) |
| PDP | Programmable Digital Processor |
| PDT | Published Data Tapes |
| PDU | Protoccol Data Unit |
| PE | Professional Engineer Registered or Licensed |
| PEG | Public, Educational & Government (Cable TV Channels) |
| PEP | Primary Entry Point (for EAS Operations) |
| PEPAC | Primary Entry Point Advisory Committee (for EBS) |
| PES | Personal Earth Station (similar to VSAT) |
| PFD | Power Flux Density (satellite signal level reference) |
| PFL | Pre-Fade Listening (in mixing console) |
| PFWA | People for the American Way |
| PGA | Producers Guild of America |
| PHS MoU | Personal Handyphone System Memorandoum of Understanding Group |
| PI | Per Inquiry |
| PIAF | PHS Internet Access Forum |
| PIBA | Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association |
| PIC | Primary/Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier |
| PICC | Prescubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charge |
| PICMG | PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group |
| PICON | Public Interest Convennce & Necessity |
| PICS | Protocal Implementation Conformance Statement |
| PICS | Platform for Internet Content Selection |
| PIM | Pulse Interval Modulation |
| PIN | Personal Identification Number (password) |
| PIP | Picture in Picture (TV receiver feature) |
| PIRS | FCC Public Information and Reference Services |
| PIV | Peak Inverse Voltage |
| PIXIT | Protocol Information Extra Implementation Testing |
| PLL | Phase Lock(ed) Loop |
| PLMRC | Private Land Mobile Radio Communications |
| PLP | Presentation Level Protocol |
| PLT | Private Line Telecommunications Circuit |
| PLUGE | Picture Line-Up Generating Equipment |
| PM | Permanent Magnet |
| PM | Program Manager |
| PMR | Private Mobile Radio |
| PMRC | Parents Music Resource Center |
| PMSA | Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| PMT | Program Map Table (digital TV term) |
| PN | Pseudo-Noise |
| PN | Participating National (for EAS Operations) |
| PNDB | Percieved Noise (in) Decibels |
| PNO | Program Number (indexing on DAT recordings} |
| POA | Point of Acquisition (for evaluating TV systems) |
| POCS | Plain Old Cellular Service (Analog) |
| POCS | Proximity Operations Communication System |
| POE | Panel of Experts |
| POF Consortium | Plastic Optic Fiber Consortium |
| POFS | Private Operational Fixed Service |
| POM | Perceptual Objective Model (for digital audio codec testing) |
| POM | Professional Owners & Managers |
| POTS | Plain Old Telephone Service |
| POU | Point of Unusibility (for evaluating TV systems) |
| POV | Point of View Shot in Video or Film Production |
| PPC | Proof of Passing Certificate (FCC Operator Examinations) |
| PPDN | Public Packet Data Network |
| PPDV | Person per Diary Value (used in program ratings) |
| PPH | Persons per Household (used in program ratings) |
| PPI | Peak Program (level) Indicator |
| PPI | PCStoPCS Interference |
| PPIV | Per-Person Interview Value (used in demographic studies) |
| PPM | Parts Per Million |
| PPM | Peak Program Meter |
| PPV | Pay per View |
| PRB | FCC Private Radio Bureau (Renamed WTB) |
| PRBS | Pseudo Random Binary Sequence |
| PRC | Public Radio Conference |
| PRF | Pulse Repitition Frequency |
| PRI | Primary Rate Interface (for digital network service) |
| PRI | Public Radio International |
| PROSAT | Program to Promote Satellite Communications (Europe) |
| PRR | Pulse Repition Rate |
| PRS | Program Rating Summary Report |
| PSA | Power Supplied to the Antenna |
| PSA | Presunrise Service Authorization (see PSSA) |
| PSA | Public Service Announcement |
| PSAP | Public Safety Answering Point |
| PSB | Public Service Broadcasting |
| PSCC | Public Safety Communications Council |
| PSDMA | Pseudo-Spacial Division Multiple Access |
| PSI | Program-Specific Information |
| PSIP | Program & System Information Protocol |
| PSK | Phase Shift Keying |
| PSM | Pulse Step Modulation |
| PSO | Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy |
| PSPDN | Packet Switched Public Data Network |
| PSRA | PreSunrise Authority |
| PSSA | Post Sunset Authority |
| PSSC | Public Service Satellite Consortium |
| PSTN | Public Switched Telephone Network |
| PSWAC | Public Service Wireless Advosory Committee |
| PTAR | Prime Time Access Rule |
| PTC | Parents Television Council |
| PTFP | Public Television Funding Program (NTIA) |
| PTO | Public Telecommunications Operator |
| PTT | Push to Talk (microphone) |
| PTT | Postal Telephone & Telegraph (administration) |
| PTV | Pay Television |
| PTV | Public Television (see NCETV & NCTV) |
| PTW | Personal Wireless Telecommuncations |
| PUC | Public Utilities Commission (of a particular state) |
| PUR | Persons Using Radio (in audience rating reports) |
| PURC | Pick-Up Record Capability (used in punch-in recording) |
| PUT | Persons Using Television (in audience rating reports) |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride (common plastic material) |
| PWM | Pulse Width Modulation |
| PZM | Pressure Zone Microphone (tm) |