interLATA

Referring to a long distance call between Local Access and Transport Areas (LATAs). In the

United States, LATA boundaries were defined in the Modified Final Judgement (MFJ) that broke up the AT&T Bell System on January 1, 1984. The Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) and their component Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) initially were prevented from offering interLATA toll services. See also BOC, LATA, MFJ, and RBOC.

• centum call seconds (CCS)
• CEPT
• CEPT-1
• CEPT (Conférence Européenne des administrations des Postes et des Télécommunications)
• Cerberus
• CER (Cell Error Ratio)
• CERN
• CERN (l’Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire)
• CERN (l’Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire)
• CERT
• CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team)
• CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team)
• certificate authority (CA)
• Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
• channel
• channel-associated signaling (CAS)
• channel bank
• channelized voice over DSL (CVoDSL)
• channel service unit (CSU)
• channel width
• CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol)
• character
• character-oriented protocol
• chat room
• check bit