CLEC
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001153
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier: A telecommunications company that competes with the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) to provide local telephone services. CLECs typically lease unbundled network elements from ILECs or build their own infrastructure to offer services to customers. These companies emerged after deregulation to foster competition in the local loop market.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-001153 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Electrical engineering |
| Translations | German: CLEC; Spanish: CLEC; French: CLEC |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "Competitive Local Exchange Carrier: A telecommunications company that competes with the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) to provide local telephone services. CLECs typically lease unbundled network elements from ILECs or build their own infrastructure to offer services to customers. These companies emerged after deregulation to foster competition in the local loop market.",
"subject": "Electrical engineering",
"translations": {
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"es": "CLEC",
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/clec/"
}
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