(adj.) Refers to the telecommunications technology that connects the customer’s home directly to the cable or telephone company. When used as an adjective it is spelled last-mile (e.g. the last-mile technology.
(n.) The portion of the cable or telephone company that is wired directly into the customer’s home.
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