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line

In mobile telecommunications, a line is one separate mobile service subscription within a customer account.

In plain English

It means one individual mobile service under an account. If an account has more than one mobile service, each one counts as its own separate subscription.

In context

Here, line names the individual numbered mobile service subscription that this account entry represents.

Situation
Porting numbers, activating SIM or eSIM, replacing devices, and changing account details
What it communicates
names one numbered service entry in the account

Meaning limits

By itself, the term does not establish who uses the subscription, whether it is active, or any other account details.

Examples

“Her account includes four lines with four different mobile numbers.”

Core meaning

“The line for her work number shows last month's charges separately from the others.”

In context

  • subscription Broader Term

    In this sense, a line is one kind of subscription.

  • account Contrast

    An account is the larger customer record; a line is one separate subscription within it.