The program requires the big telcos, functioning as Interexchange Carriers (IXCs), to pay a per-call tithe to rural carriers to "terminate" interstate calls to their final destinations ...

Covered providers may include local exchange carriers, interexchange carriers, commercial mobile radio service providers, and providers of interconnected and non-interconnected VoIP services.

Interexchange carriers such as AT&T, WorldCom and Sprint also offer PRI’s, but these circuits are typically sold for access to long- distance service. Competitive local exchange carriers (CLEC ...

The large ILECs (along with their interexchange carrier affiliates), wanted compensation for the exchange of all VoIP traffic, including toll calls to and from VoIP services, to be immediately set ...

The FCC’s Triennial Review Order delivers a decisive blow to the beleaguered long-distance carriers ... still dealt a decisive blow to the interexchange carriers and their competitive local ...

According to the results, interexchange carriers (IXC) are being usurped not only by the former RBOCs and competitive local-exchange carriers (CLEC), but also by companies you don’t typically ...

VoIP service, interstate vs. intrastate, inter vs. intra local access and transport areas, and local exchange carrier vs. interexchange carrier. Within each silo, there are literally hundreds of ...

A sector tandem switch connects end offices for intraLATA traffic, while an access tandem switch provides the connection between end offices and the POPs for interexchange carriers (IXCs).

Interexchange carriers (IXCs) – Commonly called long-distance carriers, IXCs will continue to use SONET since all long-haul transport must pass through two metro SONET rings at the beginning and end ...