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The local loop may terminate at a circuit switch owned by a CLEC (Competitive LEC) and housed in a POP , which typically is either an ILEC CO or a carrier "hotel".

A local loop may be provisioned to support data communications applications, or combined voice and data such as Digital Subscriber Line (DSL).

Local loop connections can be used to carry a range of services, including:

Many owners of local loops are Public Utilities that hold a Natural Monopoly .
To prevent the owner from using this natural monopoly to monopolize other fields of trade, some jurisdictions require utilities to Unbundle The Local Loop , that is, make the local loop available to their competitors.

The term "local loop" is sometimes used for any " Last Mile " connection to the customer, regardless of technology or intended purpose. Hence the phrase " Wireless Local Loop ".

Local loop connections in this sense include:


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