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local exchange carrier

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
lo-cal ex-change -car-ri-er
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

local exchange carriers (plural)

Questions

What does local exchange carrier mean?
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.

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