LATA
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “local access and transport area” or “LATA” means a contiguous geographic area—
(A) established before February 8, 1996, by a Bell operating company such that no exchange area includes points within more than 1 metropolitan statistical area, consolidated metropolitan statistical area, or State, except as expressly permitted under the AT&T Consent Decree; or
(B) established or modified by a Bell operating company after February 8, 1996, and approved by the Commission.
Source
- 1996–present47 U.S.C. § 153Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter