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ILEC stands for Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier. These are companies that were providers of local telephone services prior to deregulation in 1996. This includes companies such as Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Pacific Bell, Southwestern Bell, U S WEST, GTE, Sprint, SNET and many smaller companies.
