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[{$pagename}] ([LATA] or [Local Exchange]) is a term used in [United States] [telecommunications] [regulation]

[{$pagename}] represents an area within which a divested Regional Bell Operating Company ([RBOC]) is permitted to offer exchange [telecommunications] and exchange access services. 

Under the terms of the MFJ, the RBOCs are generally prohibited from providing services that originate in one [{$pagename}] and terminate in another [{$pagename}].

[{$pagename}] boundaries tend to be drawn around markets, and not necessarily along existing state or area code borders


A [Telecommunications] [Organizational Entity] that operates within the [Local Access and Transport Area] ([LATA]) [Local Exchange Carrier] ([LEC]).

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* [#1] - [Local_access_and_transport_area|Wikipedia:Local_access_and_transport_area|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2017-08-06-