InterLATA
An InterLATA or long distance call refers to a telephone call made between two separate LATAs. LATA (Local Access and Transport Area) is a term used to describe the area that a local telephone company manages. Markets, rather than geographical areas, define LATAs. Therefore, LATAs can cross over state borders and use multiple area codes. An InterLATA requires IXC (Inter-eXchange Carrier) use, which is a company setup to handle long distance calls.
How InterLATA Works
InterLATA consists of various equipment and companies that transfer calls across two or more LATAs. When a telephone subscriber makes a long distance call to a recipient in another LATA, the local telephone company forwards the call to an IXC. The IXC then handles the calls via telephone lines, radio towers, or satellites and passes it off to a local telephone company in the recipient’s LATA, who then forwards the call to the recipient. If a local telephone company serves as its own IXC, it will simply send the call directly to the recipient or the recipient’s local telephone company.
Applications
InterLATA is used for communication across long distances, which allows subscribers to contact their friends, family, and co-workers who live in other cities, states, and countries. Without InterLATA, subscribers would only be able to make telephone calls to recipients who live within the same market that their local telephone company covers. While InterLATA is generally used to describe residential telephone services, it can also be used to refer to long distance calls that cell phone subscribers make, including text messaging services.
Advantages
InterLATA is advantageous because it allows users to communicate with recipients in other areas. Because either the subscriber’s local telephone company provides InterLATA or the local telephone company outsources InterLATA to an IXC, the subscriber does not notice the transfer that is made or a delay in call time. However, the subscriber usually has to pay an additional fee for InterLATA services.
|
|
Comments (1)
Leave a Reply
- IntraLATA
IntraLATA refers to any telephone call that is made between two separate local telephone companies that are close enough to not constitute a long-distance call. To fully understand IntraLATA and InterLATA systems, a user must understand that a LATA, or Local Access and Transport Area, is a local telephone company that is responsible for managing [...]...
- CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier)
A CLEC, or Competitive Local Exchange Carrier, is a type of telecommunications provider that was formed after the breakup of AT&T. CLECs are usually smaller telecommunications providers that compete with ILECs, or Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, which were already in place before AT&T’s separation. While CLECs generally provide the same services as ILECS for less, [...]...
- How to Defeat Caller-ID Blocking
One trick to defeat Caller-ID blocking is to forward your phone line to a friend who lives in another LATA. When your friend receives the anonymous phone call, have him use *69 Call Return to dial to offending party back. As he is now placing a long distance phone call, the telephone number of the [...]...
- LEC (Local Exchange Carrier)
An LEC, or Local Exchange Carrier, is a telephone company that is responsible for managing calls within a specific territory, such as a city or county. The vast majority of the United States is managed by LECs, which differ from IXCs, or Interexchange Carriers. While LECs manage local calls between two parties, IXCs are responsible [...]...
- How to Block Your Number
Caller ID displays the phone numbers of in-coming calls. There are times when a person may want to prevent his/her phone number from appearing on the recipient’s Caller ID. To temporarily prevent your phone number from showing up on a caller ID, use the following directions: 1. Dial *67. 2. Immediately after dialing *67, dial [...]...
I want to verify who my long distance carrier is. I see the number 1-700-555-4141 cited all over the internet as the number to dial for a recorded message that will tell me. But when I dial it I hear “Your call cannot be completed as dialed.” Has it been changed to a different number?