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              | A group of segments identifying the parties with associated information. | 
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              | A group of segments giving contact details of the specific person or department within the party identified in the NAD segment. | 
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              To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed. | 
             
           
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              Communication address identifier | 
             
           
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              Communication address code qualifier | 
             
           
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              Electronic mail | 
             
            
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              Telephone | 
             
            
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              This segment is used to identify the communications number and the type of communications used for the person identified in the CTA segment.
  Example: COM+00448132445322:TE' | 
             
           
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