Exam 3: Connecting the Dots - Transporting Information Across the Superhighway

Calls traveling within a LATA are charged the same as calls traveling across LATAs.

A call that travels between two different local telephone companies, or service providers, is an Intercompany/Intra ________ call.

The acronym, ISP, stands for:

A(n) ________ switch is a telephone switch capable of switching international calls and converting the SS-7 signaling protocol into protocols used elsewhere in the world.

The Modified Final Judgment in 1982 determined that every area within the United States resides within a specific:

Explain the three ways in which a long distance call can reach its destination.

A line/trunk/line call occurs when a call is switched onto a trunk connecting two central offices.

The most common type of trunk used to connect a long distance company switch to a local switch, tandem, or end office is the: