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In [[civilian]] context, COM refers to communications channels | In [[civilian]] context, COM refers to communications channels such as Public COM, which appears to be similar to modern-day television or Internet. It is known to house civilian network channels such as [[all-news channel]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 38''</ref> Public COM channels are also known to broadcast cartoons.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 290''</ref> [[COM pad]]s and [[chatter]]s are also linked to public COM networks, and each has its own COM address.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 42''</ref> An "all-COM address" is an official broadcast sent to all communications devices on a given planet. Colonial [[Governor]]s or other high-ranking officials have the authority to broadcast such transmission.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 189''</ref> | ||
==Military== | ==Military== |
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