inter-exchange carrier
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inter-exchange carrier
(communications)(IXC) A company allowed to handle
long-distance calls following the break-up of the Bell system
in the US by anti-trust regulators.
Local Exchange Carriers (LEC) are not allowed to handle long-distance traffic and Inter Exchange carriers are not allowed to handle local calls.
Local Exchange Carriers (LEC) are not allowed to handle long-distance traffic and Inter Exchange carriers are not allowed to handle local calls.
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