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A competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), is a telecommunications provider company (sometimes called a "carrier") that competes with other, already established carriers (generally the incumbent local exchange carrier).
Local exchange carriers (LECs) are divided into incumbent (ILECs) and competitive (CLECs). The ILECs are usually the original, monopoly LEC in a given area, and receive different regulatory treatment from the newer CLECs.
Made possible by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, some CLECs face a difficult future. Many CLECs operate using the unbundled network element platform (UNE-P), in which they lease the underlying copper and port space on the local switch. The UNE-P, as it currently exists, is being called into question by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). With the recent Triennial Review in August 2003, a large portion of rules set forth by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 began to be rewritten. One alternative to the UNE-P is unbundled network element loop (UNE-L), in which the CLEC has access to or operates their own local switch. The underlying copper (loop) that runs to your house is then leased by the CLEC, and cross-connected to the CLEC's switch. Both UNE-P and UNE-L have their own unique advantages and disadvantages. Other CLECs bypass the ILEC's network entirely, using their own facilities. These facility-based LECs include cable companies offering phone service over coaxial cable.
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#10yearsago I spent New Year's waiting for Y2K to kill my ISP/CLEC biz. It was kind of anti-climatic :)
vburke (vburke) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:24:44 -0000
#10yearsago I spent New Year's waiting for Y2K to kill my ISP/CLEC biz. It was kind of anti-climatic :)
RT @tmcnet: AT&T Wants to Kill The PSTN http://tmcnet.com/4553959.1 <-- of course, VZ, T are cellular companies now (no CLEC competition)
radinfo (Peter Rad) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:55:49 -0000
RT @tmcnet: AT&T Wants to Kill The PSTN http://tmcnet.com/4553959.1 <-- of course, VZ, T are cellular companies now (no CLEC competition)
disfunção temporo-mandibular... *clec*
dbastos (Daniel Bastos) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:33:41 -0000
disfunção temporo-mandibular... *clec*
@_dbr ah, looks like they are paired with a CLEC to get termination rates :)
comradeb14ck (comradeb14ck) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:56:07 -0000
@_dbr ah, looks like they are paired with a CLEC to get termination rates :)
AT&T to FCC: Let My Landlines Go! http://bit.ly/8orl99 from @gigaom (via @om) Just another way to kill the CLEC!
alexrodriguez (Alex Rodriguez) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:37:20 -0000
AT&T to FCC: Let My Landlines Go! http://bit.ly/8orl99 from @gigaom (via @om) Just another way to kill the CLEC!
Ya hoy El Carabobeño adelanta segùn sus fuentes cual serà la nueva directiva del CLEC en la pà g 3 cuerpo A, supuestamente se filtrò?
YORMANMONTERO (YORMAN MONTERO DIAZ) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:51:11 -0000
Ya hoy El Carabobeño adelanta segùn sus fuentes cual serà la nueva directiva del CLEC en la pàg 3 cuerpo A, supuestamente se filtrò?
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