Interconnection

In telecommunications, interconnection is the physical linking of a carrier's network with equipment or facilities not belonging to that network. The term may refer to a connection between a carrier's facilities and the equipment belonging to its customer, or to a connection between two or more carriers.

For Interconnection in the electric grid, see wide area synchronous grid and interconnector. For the 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization, see InterConnection.org.
"Interconnectivity" redirects here. For other uses, see Connectivity.
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In United States regulatory law, interconnection is specifically defined (47 C.F.R. 51.5) as "the linking of two or more networks for the mutual exchange of traffic."

One of the primary tools used by regulators to introduce competition in telecommunications markets has been to impose interconnection requirements on dominant carriers.

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