inter-exchange carrier
<communications> (IXC) A company allowed to handle long-distance calls
following the break-up of the Bell system in the US by anti-trust regulators.
Local Exchange Carriers (LEC) are not allowed to handle long-distance traffic
and Inter Exchange carriers are not allowed to handle local calls.
(2002-08-28)
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