What is a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier?

In the United States, a local exchange carrier (LEC) specifically refers to a public telephone company that provides local services.

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In the United States, a local exchange carrier (LEC) specifically refers to a public telephone company that provides local services.

In the United States, a local exchange carrier (LEC) specifically refers to a public telephone company that provides local services. After Bell's disintegration in 1983, some of the largest local exchange operators were local Bell operating companies that were collectively controlled. In addition to Bell, there are independent local exchange operators like GTE.

The local exchange operator (LEC) is sometimes called "telcos". The local exchange is the local telephone exchange of LEC. Connect to your local exchange from your home or business terminal. Local exchanges are also connected to other exchanges, or internal exchanges, such as AT & T, MCI, and Sprint. ^[1]