What is the difference between a Carrier, Agent?

Carrier:
Technically any company that can sell you the service and then bills you for the services including taxes is a carrier. There are many companies that will buy the service from somewhere else include the taxes as a cost of goods then mark it up and bill you a flat rate. Be cautious if you don’t see taxes on your invoices. It is not that you are a good guy; it is probably they aren’t registered to collect, or sell the services.

Here are a few examples of carrier designations and a wiki link for more detail.

• LEC – Local Exchange Carrier
• CLEC – A competitive Local exchange carrier.
• IXC – Interexchange Carrier

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