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local exchange carrier

local exchange carrier noun: a company "that is engaged in the provision of telephone exchange service or exchange access" (except for wireless carriers, unless the FCC determines that the wireless carrier is to be included in the definition); that is, any local telephone company.

Noun

local exchange carrier (plural local exchange carriers)

  1. A company "that is engaged in the provision of telephone exchange service or exchange access" (except for wireless carriers, unless the FCC determines that the wireless carrier is to be included in the definition); that is, any local telephone company.

Forms of local exchange carrier

plurallocal exchange carriers

Questions about local exchange carrier

What does local exchange carrier mean?
Local exchange carrier means a company "that is engaged in the provision of telephone exchange service or exchange access" (except for wireless carriers, unless the FCC determines that the wireless carrier is to be included in the definition); that is, any local telephone company.
What part of speech is local exchange carrier?
Local exchange carrier is a noun.
What is the plural of local exchange carrier?
The plural of local exchange carrier is local exchange carriers.

Words near local exchange carrier in the dictionary

  1. local color
  2. local colour
  3. local council
  4. local derbies
  5. local derby
  6. local exchange carrier
  7. local exchange carriers
  8. Local Fluff
  9. Local Galaxy
  10. local gigantism
  11. local government

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