# Communications center

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In [telecommunications](/source/Telecommunications), the term **communications center** has the following meanings:

1. An agency charged with the responsibility for handling and controlling [communications traffic](/source/Network_traffic). The center normally includes a [message](/source/Message) center, and transmitting and receiving facilities.
1. A [facility](/source/Telecommunications_facility) that (a) serves as a [node](/source/Node_(networking)) for a [communications network](/source/Communications_network), (b) is equipped for technical control and [maintenance](/source/Repair_and_maintenance) of the circuits originating, transiting, or terminating at the [node](/source/Node_(networking)), (c) may contain message-center facilities, and (d) may serve as a [gateway](/source/Gateway_(telecommunications)). *Synonym* **comm center**.

## See also

- [Network operations center](/source/Network_operations_center)

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