Toll (telecommunications)

{{more citations needed|date=January 2021}} '''Toll''', in the telecom industry, refers to a charge collected by either an [[Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier]], or a [[Competitive Local Exchange Carrier]] on a telephone call.

Toll is one class of charges in telecom. Typically, it is charged for crossing a boundary, whether the boundary is a [[Local access and transport area]] (LATA), a [[Number Portability Administration Center]] (NPAC) region, or an international border.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/local-local-toll-and-long-distance-calling |title=Local, Local Toll, and Long Distance Calling on Federal Communications Commission}}</ref>

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==See also== * [[Toll switching trunk]]

[[Category:Telecommunications economics]]

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