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31Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier — (ILEC; deutsch: Etablierter Betreiber von Ortsnetzen) ist der auch im Deutschen gebräuchliche Fachbegriff in der Marktregulierung der Telekommunikation für bei der Marktöffnung bereits auf einem Markt etablierte Telekommunikationsunternehmen, die …
32incumbent upon — index compulsory, essential (required) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
33Incumbent (ecclesiastical) — The incumbent of a benefice, usually the parish priest, in Anglican canon law holds the temporalities or assets and income. The incumbent has legal possession of the church and glebe for the term of his office, but shares with the churchwardens… …
34Incumbent local exchange carrier — ILEC, short for incumbent local exchange carrier, is a local telephone company in the United States that was in existence at the time of the break up of AT T into the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs), also known as the Baby Bells. GTE… …
35Incumbent advantage — An incumbent advantage is an advantage gained by someone already in a position, as compared to newcomers. See: *Incumbency advantage (politics), the advantage existing officeholders have in elections against challengers *Competitive moat, the… …
36incumbent on/upon — necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility. → incumbent …
37Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier — Abbreviated ILEC. A term coined from the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to describe the incumbent local telephone company, providing local transmission and switching services. See also Competitive Local Exchange Carrier …
38incumbent — adj. [L. incumbere, to lie down upon] Bent downwards; to touch or rest upon …
39Incumbent — The holder of a Church *benefice …
40Incumbent — A term peculiar to the English Church but frequently used in this country to designate the Rector of a Parish. The word means one who holds or is in possession of any office; it occurs in the Institution Office …
