What is an LEC?
An LEC (Local Exchange Carrier) is a local telephone company.
An LEC provides telephone service within a LATA.
To handle InterLATA long-distance calls, the LEC will connect to an IXC (IntereXchange Carrier).
An LEC that is also an RBOC may be referred to as an ILEC, or Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier.
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