Toll, in the telecom industry, refers to a charge collected by either an
Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier, or a
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier on a telephone call.
Toll is one class of charges in telecom. Typically, it is charged for crossing a boundary, whether the boundary is a
Local access and transport area
Local access and transport area (LATA) is a term used in U.S. telecommunications regulation. It represents a geographical area of the United States under the terms of the Modification of Final Judgment (MFJ) entered by the United States Distric ...
(LATA), a
Number Portability Administration Center The Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) is a function of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States. It administers the routing of telephone calls and text messages (SMS) for the telecommunications industry and its ...
(NPAC) region, or an international border.
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See also
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Toll switching trunk
Telecommunications economics
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