Definitions for "Extended Area Service"
Keywords:  eas, toll, subscriber, gional, iurc
Option whereby the telephone subscriber can pay a higher flat rate in order to obtain wider geographical coverage without additional per-call charges.
French: service régional (SR); le régional A local telephone service arrangement whereby customers in one exchange may call or be called by customers in one or more nearby exchanges, without incurring a long distance charge. Approximately 99 per cent of Bell Canada customers have some form of EAS. (See Section 1: community of interest.)
Refers to a larger than normal local telephone calling area, under specialized payment plans.