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IXC
Last modified: Thursday, October 10, 2002
Short for interexchange carrier, a telephone company that provides connections between local exchanges in different geographic areas. Outlined in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, IXCs provide interLATA service. Well-known IXCs include AT&T, Sprint and MCI.
