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Telecommunications Carrier Network

Interconnection in telecommunications involves linking a carrier's network to equipment not belonging to that network or connecting carriers' networks. The US defines interconnection as linking two or more networks to mutually exchange traffic. Regulators introduce competition by imposing requirements on dominant carriers to interconnect their networks.

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Telecommunications Carrier Network

Interconnection in telecommunications involves linking a carrier's network to equipment not belonging to that network or connecting carriers' networks. The US defines interconnection as linking two or more networks to mutually exchange traffic. Regulators introduce competition by imposing requirements on dominant carriers to interconnect their networks.

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In telecommunications, interconnection is the physical linking of a carrier's network with

equipment or facilities not belonging to that network. The term may refer to a connection
between a carrier's facilities and the equipment belonging to its customer, or to a
connection between two (or more) carriers.

In United States regulatory law, interconnection is specifically defined (47 C.F.R. 51.5) as
"the linking of two or more networks for the mutual exchange of traffic."

One of the primary tools used by regulators to introduce competition in


telecommunications markets has been to impose interconnection requirements on
dominant carriers.

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