In civilian telecommunications, outside plant refers to all of the physical cabling and supporting infrastructure (such as conduit, cabinets, tower or poles), and any associated hardware (such as repeaters) located between a demarcation point in a switching facility and a demarcation point in another switching center or customer premises.
Summary: A Hezbollah suspect allegedly involved in the attempted assassination of MP Boutros Harb last year failed once again to appear in court Friday and faces the possibility of a trial in absentia.
Absenteeism in employment law is the state of not being present that occurs when an employee is absent or not present at work during a normally scheduled work period. No-fault: Absences are considered no-fault.. 2  No attempt to classify an absence as excused or unexcused is attempted. 3  Each employee is allowed a certain number of days off from work, at their discretion.