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Subject: Connections Between Carriers Within a LATA
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When there's more than one local exchange carrier operating within a
LATA, is service between them provided by a long distance carrier, or
by the carriers interconnecting directly, or both?

Who drew up the LATA boundaries, and based on what criteria?

Peter Capek

[Moderator's Note: I do not know how the LATA boundaries were drawn
up, but here in Chicago, Illinois Bell simply connects with Centel
direct, and vice-versa. IBT's Chicago-Newcastle CO has both 312 and
708 prefixes assigned to it, and calls from IBT's Newcastle office to
Centel's Chicago-Newcastle office are local, untimed calls. Centel
also has both 312 and 708 prefixes in the same office.  David Tamkin
is the expert on Centel/IBT <===> 312/708 boundary lines, etc.  PT]