Full Description
EC Codes Online
Document Number CL-CODE-EC
Issue Number 000
Issue Date Mar 2008
Product Type Telcordia Technical Service (TS)
ORDERING INFORMATION
ABSTRACT: EC (Exchange Carrier) Codes are assigned and administered by
Telcordia as the maintenance agent for ANSI (American National Standards
Institute) Standard T1.251, which is the specification for these codes. An EC
is a telecommunications entity that provides dial tone and local exchange
switching of telecommunications services and has at least one wire center.
An EC Code may also be assigned to an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier, a
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier, an Interexchange Carrier, a Reseller, a
Wireless Services Provider, an Enhanced Service Provider, a Telecommunications
Billing and/or Processing Company, a Competitive Access Provider, a Regional
Holding Company or any other type of company that is part of the
telecommunications industry if the code is needed to do business with a trading
partner. The EC Code is a four character alphabetic code. The EC code is used
in interfacing between companies and aiding flowthrough.
If you need help or have questions, please contact the COMMON LANGUAGE
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