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Technology evolves at a rapid-fire pace. That’s why we’ve built an easy-to-use glossary to help you better understand the terms, technologies and trends that impact your business.

Competitive Local-Exchange Carrier (CLEC)

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Mainly consist of telephone companies founded after the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996 to compete with incumbent local-exchange carriers (ILECs). CLECs usually pioneer new technologies for delivering voice and data communications services.

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