PCO Full Form

PCO in telecom stands for Public Call Office. It is a telephone service located in a public place in both India and Pakistan. In the United Kingdom, there is also another name for these public telephone boxes (postal address for these telephone kiosks sometimes known as PCO)

What Is The Full Form Of PCO?

The full name of PCO in telecom is Public Call Office.

PCO Telecom Meaning 

PCO telecom is a telecommunication service located in a public place. Before the telecommunication revolution, it was an essential and successful means of inexpensive communication. Nowadays, everyone has their own cell phone or smartphone, but it was not commonly used in the early days. AT that time, PCO offered an affordable communication system in areas where it was much needed.

PCO  Telephone In India

In India, secured and automated (coin-operated public telephone ) versions of this service are in existence. BSNL, a public sector corporation, has the largest installation of  Public Call Office (PCO’s) in India. In India, the concept of PCO was introduced by Mr. R.L. Dube ( a Dept of telecom officer).  As per the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), there were approximately 4.2 billion (42 lakhs) PCOs operating in India in 2006.

Private sector operators such as Tata Indicom, Reliance Infocomm, Hutch, Idea, and Airtel are prepaid PCO providers and have an average number of PCOs in the public areas.

There are two types of Public Call Office PCO’s namely landline and wireless. The wireless PCOs use two technologies: GSM and CDMA. Tata Indicom and Reliance are CDMA- based prepaid PCO connection service providers whereas Idea, Hutch, and Airtel are GSM-based prepaid PCO connection service providers.

At first, the Department of Telecom, and later BSNL, MTNL, and Airtel offered fixed landline postpaid PCO connections. BSNl and MTNL also offer prepaid PCO connections.

PCO Telephone In Pakistan

In Pakistan, PCO telecom service is offered by Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL), Dancom, Telecard, Worldcall, and so on. These companies generally offer calling-card-based domestic and International telecom services.

PCO Telephone In The United State (US)

In the US, secured and automated (coin-operated public telephone ) categories of this service are present. In the US, PCO services are offered by operators like Verizon and SBC telecom

PCO Telecom Usage

• It provides a platform to communicate with your relatives who are in another city/ town or abroad.

• PCO telecom service is easy, convenient, and cheaper.

• Ensure to maintain the privacy of users as they have a special cabin for calling.