interexchange carrier

long-distance telephone company, telephone company which is allowed to provide telephone service between local calling areas, IXC

IXC redirects here. For the IATA airport codes see Chandigarh AirportFor Interexchange Point, see Internet Exchange PointAn IntereXchange Carrier (IXC) is a U.S. legal and regulatory term for a telecommunications company, commonly called a long-distance telephone company, such as AT&T, MCI and Sprint in the United States. It is defined as carriers which provide inter local access and transport area (LATA) communication.
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A communications common carrier that provides telecommunications services between LATAs or between exchanges within the same LATA. Note: Interexchange carriers have usually relied on local exchange carriers or competitive access providers for the local origination and termination of their traffic.