What is the full form of PCS
(i) PCS: Provincial Civil Service
PCS(Provincial Civil Service) is a state level civil service. Its employees are worked under state Government and cannot be transferred to other states. Every state has its own public service commission which organize a multi layer exam to select employees. It is also known as state civil service.
(ii) Personal Communication Service
Personal Communication Service is a set of wireless communication capabilities that allows some combination of terminal mobility and service profile management. It is just like mobile communication service with a single difference that it allows extended mobility. It is usually smaller than mobile devices. It is used as a data and voice communication device over a wireless medium.
History of Personal Communication Service
The PCS network was firstly setup by an American company named “Sprint”. It was a GSM network in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Later, Sprint converted that network to CDMA technology and sold the GSM infrastructure to Omnipoint, which later become a part of T-Mobile USA.
Other PCS Full Forms
| Acronym | Expansion |
|---|---|
| PCS | Pacific Central Station |
| PCS | Process Control Systems |
| PCS | Peripheral Computer Systems |
| PCS | Portland Center Stage |
| PCS | Permanent Change of Station |