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{{short description|Geographical area of the United States, used in telephone service}}
[[Image:LATAs.png|thumb|right|350px|Map of LATAs in the US]]
'''Local access and transport area''' ('''LATA''') is a term used in U.S. telecommunications regulation. It represents a geographical area of the United States under the terms of the [[Modification of Final Judgment]] (MFJ) entered by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Civil Action number 82-0192 or any other geographic area designated as a LATA in the [[National Exchange Carrier Association]], Inc. Tariff FCC No. 4. that precipitated the breakup of the original [[American Telephone & Telegraph|AT&T]] into the "[[Regional Bell Operating Company|Baby Bells]]" or created since that time for [[Plain old telephone service|wireline]] regulation.
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