LOCAL-EXCHANGE CARRIER

local-exchange carrier. Telecommunications law. An entity that provides telephone service, usu. on a local basis, through a local-exchange network. 47 USCA § 153(26). — Abbr. LEC. See LOCAL-EXCHANGE NETWORK. [Cases: Telecommunications 46, 267, 323. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television §§ 31–32.]