Fee paid by long distance carriers to local telephone companies for use of local facilities; amount paid by telephone subscribers to obtain access to local networks.
A charge billed to Interexchange Carriers for the origination and termination of interexchange calls through a Local Exchange Carrier (LEC).
Cost assessed to communications users for access to the local or regional exchange to send or receive calls as well as for access to specialized telecom services interexchange, interstate message toll telephone network to originate and receive interstate toll calls, as well as access to the customer's local access and transport area (LATA).
a fee paid by a long distance carrier to a local phone company when the local company's network is used to originate or complete a long distance call
A cellular customer pays a monthly fee for being connected to the system, called the access charge. The charge is billed a month in advance and is always the same no matter how much or little you use the phone. The access charge changes only if you or your service provider changes your service plan.
(Carrier Common-Line Charge) - the charge made by local phone companies to long distance carriers to connection toe far-end portion of a call.
A monthly fee for using a wireless phone. It usually includes airtime. The fee is fixed whether the subscriber uses the airtime or not.
A fee charged subscribers or other telephone companies by a local exchange carrier for the use of its local exchange networks.
The price paid per item by a postal operator or mail user for access to Royal Mailâ€(tm)s network. (More information about access.)
A fee charged to subscribers or other telephone companies for the use of local exchange facilities, especially for access to these facilities to provide long-distance service.
A cost assessed to interexchange carriers for access to the local exchange network.
The price paid by a rail operator or end user (such as a coal mine) to use a section of the rail network.
Cost associated with connecting to a network. Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) collect access charges from both customers and long distance companies.
Amount paid per minute, charged by network operators for the use of their network by other network operators. Also known as an interconnect payment.
Refers to a renumeration paid to a carrier by the interconnecting carriers for accessing the facilities of such carrier which is needed by the interconnecting carriers for the origination and/or termination of all types of traffic derived from the interconnection.
Refers to the monthly fee the customer has to pay to be connected to the carrier's system.
charges long distance providers pay to local telephone service providers for use of the local network to complete long distance calls.
