CLEC definition

CLEC means a local exchange carrier that provides some or all of the interstate exchange access services used to send traffic to or from an end user and does not fall within the defini- tion of ‘‘incumbent local exchange car- rier’’ in 47 U.S.C. 251(h).
CLEC or “Requesting Carrier”), (each a “Party” and, collectively, the “Parties”), pursuant to Sections 251 and 252 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“the Act”).

Examples of CLEC in a sentence

  • If CLEC wishes to pursue a successor agreement with SBC-13STATE, CLEC shall attach to its written confirmation or notice of expiration/termination, as applicable, a written request to commence negotiations with SBC-13STATE under Sections 251/252 of the Act and identify each of the state(s) the successor agreement will cover.

  • Thus, when a CLEC exercises its option to adopt an interconnection arrangement or UNE in accordance with Paragraph 43 of the SBC/Ameritech Merger Conditions, the Parties shall meet within thirty (30) calendar days of state commission approval of the interconnection agreement or amendment containing such interconnection arrangement and/or UNE to agree upon an implementation schedule for such interconnection arrangement and/or UNE.

  • CLEC shall identify the action to be taken on each applicable (13) state(s).

  • Upon the consummation of such sale, assignment or transfer, CLEC acknowledges that SBC-13STATE shall have no further obligations under this Agreement with respect to the ILEC Territories and/or ILEC Assets subject to such sale, assignment or transfer, and that CLEC must establish its own Section 251 and 252 arrangement with the successor to such ILEC Territory and/or ILEC Assets.

  • CLEC represents that it is, or intends to become, a provider of Telephone Exchange Service to residential and business End Users offered exclusively over its own Telephone Exchange Service facilities or predominantly over its own Telephone Exchange Service facilities in combination with the use of unbundled Network Elements purchased from other entity(ies) and the resale of Telecommunications Services of other carriers.


More Definitions of CLEC

CLEC means any Local Exchange Carrier other than BellSouth, operating as such in BellSouth’s certificated territory.
CLEC means a company that is not the traditional LEC and furnishes local exchange service pursuant to state authorization using primarily fiber optic cable.
CLEC or “Competitive Local Exchange Carrier” means any Local Exchange Carrier other than BA that is operating as such in BA’s certificated territory in Maryland. NorthPoint is or will shortly become a CLEC.
CLEC or “Competitive Local Exchange Carrier” means any Local Exchange Carrier other than BA that is operating as such in BA’s certificated territory in Pennsylvania
CLEC means a competing local exchange carrier that orders col- location from an ILEC.
CLEC means any Local Exchange Carrier other than BA, operating as such in BA’s service territory in Massachusetts. Covad is or will shortly become a CLEC.