Long Distance

Now that we've learned all about LATA's and numbering plans, we'll shift our focus to long distance. Although today's word is rather succinct, there is plenty to learn in this area (which we will dive into later). Stay tuned in future weeks for more information on the various companies spawned from the original AT&T and terminology pertaining to the architecture of the local loop!

Long Distance: Any telephone call to a location outside the local service area. Also called a toll call or trunk call.