Local access and transport area (
LATA): Under the terms of the
Modification of Final Judgment (MFJ), a geographical area within which a divested
Bell Operating Company (BOC) is permitted to offer
exchange telecommunications and
exchange access services.
Note: Under the terms of the MFJ, the BOCs are generally prohibited from providingservicesthat originate in one LATA and terminate in another.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C
