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.
[1350â1400; Middle English < Latin absent-, s. of absÄns, present participle of abesse to be away =ab- ab- + esse to be] 1. 'absent'. If someone is absent from a meeting, ceremony, or place, they are not there.