Definition
A long-distance voice and data telecommunications network used by U.S. federal government agencies, including the FAA, during the 1990s and early 2000s. It carried official government calls and data traffic between federal facilities, replacing the earlier FTS network and later being succeeded by Networx.
Plain English
A government-only phone and data network the FAA and other federal agencies used to communicate between their offices and facilities.
Context Anchor
Seen in FAA acronym and abbreviation lists, and in older government or aviation communications references.
Why Pilots Care
A pilot may need to recognize FTS2000 when reading FAA reference material or communications-related notices so they do not mistake it for an aircraft system, airport identifier, or flight procedure.
Intuition Check
FTS2000 does not mean a frequency, aircraft model, or navigation fix. It names a federal communications system.
Example Sentence 1
Older FAA reference material occasionally mentions FTS2000 as the network used to connect agency offices.
Example Sentence 2
Older FAA documents sometimes reference FTS2000 when describing past agency network infrastructure.