local exchange carrier

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(LEC) A company allowed to handle local calls following the break-up of the Bell system in the US by anti-trust regulators. These vary from Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC) through to small independents such as Farmers Cooperative.

Local exchange carriers are not allowed to handle long-distance traffic. This is handled by inter-exchange carriers (IXC) who are not allowed to handle local calls.

Last updated: 2002-08-28

Nearby terms:

locale ♦ local echo ♦ local exchange carrier ♦ localisation ♦ localised

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