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Incumbent local exchange carrier

An incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) is a local telephone company which held the regional monopoly on landline service before the market was opened to competitive local exchange carriers, or the corporate successor of such a firm, in the United States and Canada.

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Canada

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Incumbent local exchange carrier

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples9
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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Incumbent local exchange carrier

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related to Definition · 7
Incumbent local exchange carrier → An, Code, Federal Regulations, LEC, National Exchange Carrier Association, Telecommunications Act, Title
is a · 1
Incumbent local exchange carrier → local exchange carrier

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ilec canada exchange carrier service telephone area ilecs bell local companies company telecommunications provide duty conditions services independent also united

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Incumbent local exchange carrieris alocal exchange carrier0.90text
Telusinstance ofILECs are the original telephone companies0.80text
Incumbent local exchange carrierrelated to DefinitionAn0.60section
Incumbent local exchange carrierrelated to DefinitionLEC0.60section
Incumbent local exchange carrierrelated to DefinitionTelecommunications Act0.60section
Incumbent local exchange carrierrelated to DefinitionNational Exchange Carrier Association0.60section
Incumbent local exchange carrierrelated to DefinitionCode0.60section
Incumbent local exchange carrierrelated to DefinitionFederal Regulations0.60section
Incumbent local exchange carrierrelated to DefinitionTitle0.60section

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