Wholesale line rental (WLR) is a service in which a
telecommunications
Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...
operator takes control of all the connections made through a
telephone line
A telephone line or telephone circuit (or just line or circuit industrywide) is a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system. It is designed to reproduce speech of a quality that is understandable. It is the physical wire or ot ...
from the native operator and collects the
subscription fee from the
subscribers.
With WLR the alternative telecoms provider buys a
wholesale
Wholesaling or distributing is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional or other professional business users; or to other wholesalers (wholesale businesses) and related subordinated services. In ...
product from the
incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-ele ...
(usually in conjunction with a wholesale call product such as
CPS) and is then able to produce a single bill for the end user covering calls and line rental.
Broadband
In telecommunications, broadband is wide bandwidth data transmission which transports multiple signals at a wide range of frequencies and Internet traffic types, that enables messages to be sent simultaneously, used in fast internet connections. ...
services can also be provided by the WLR operator (and included in a single bill) if a separate wholesale
DSL
Digital subscriber line (DSL; originally digital subscriber loop) is a family of technologies that are used to transmit digital data over telephone lines. In telecommunications marketing, the term DSL is widely understood to mean asymmetric dig ...
product is purchased from the incumbent, but this is optional.
References
External links
Reviewing & Setting Charge Ceilings For WLR Services Statement
Local loop
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