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.

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Meanings

nounlocal exchange carrier (plural local exchange carriers)

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.
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APA

local exchange carrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/local%20exchange%20carrier

MLA

“local exchange carrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/local%20exchange%20carrier. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “local exchange carrier,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/local%20exchange%20carrier.

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