“Local area of transport and access” or “LATA” defined. “Local area of transport and access” or “LATA” means an area within which a provider of telecommunication services may operate pursuant to the order in United States v. American Telephone and Telegraph Co., 552 F. Supp. 131 (D.D.C. 1982). The term is equivalent to “local access and transport area” as used in that order.
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