Interexchange Carrier
long-distance telephone company, telephone company which is allowed to provide telephone service between local calling areas, IXC | ||||
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Interexchange carrier Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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interexchange carrier (IXC)
A communications common carrier that provides telecommunications services between LATAs or between exchanges within the same LATA. Note: Interexchange carriers have usually relied on local exchange carriers or competitive access providers for the local origination and termination of their traffic.
A communications common carrier that provides telecommunications services between LATAs or between exchanges within the same LATA. Note: Interexchange carriers have usually relied on local exchange carriers or competitive access providers for the local origination and termination of their traffic.
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Interexchange Carrier (IEC)
Since divestiture, any carrier registered with the FCC that is authorized to carry customer transmissions between LATAs interstate or, if approved by a state public utility commission, intrastate. It includes such carriers as AT&T Communications, Satellite Business Systems, MCI, and Sprint.
Since divestiture, any carrier registered with the FCC that is authorized to carry customer transmissions between LATAs interstate or, if approved by a state public utility commission, intrastate. It includes such carriers as AT&T Communications, Satellite Business Systems, MCI, and Sprint.
Interexchange carrier Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Interexchange carrier
- IXC redirects here. For the IATA airport codes see Chandigarh Airport
- For Interexchange Point, see Internet Exchange Point
An IntereXchange Carrier (IXC) is a U.S. legal and regulatory term for a telecommunications company, commonly called a long-distance telephone company, such as AT&T, MCI and Sprint in the United States. It is defined as carriers which provide inter local access and transport area (LATA) communication.
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