IntraLATA

IntraLATA refers to a telephone call or circuit which does not cross a LATA boundary.

IntraLATA communications require the use of an LEC, but not an IXC (IntereXchange Carrier.

IntraLATA telephone calls can still be long-distance calls. In fact, because IntraLATA long distance is not subject to the same competitive market forces as InterLATA long distance, IntraLATA long distance calls normally cost much more than InterLATA long distance.

The net effect is that it can cost you significantly more to call a friend on the other side of the state than it will to call a friend on the other side of the country.

The opposite of IntraLATA is InterLATA.