### Question
What is the definition of providing carrier?


### Answer
The definition of **providing carrier** is as follows in *15 U.S.C. § 5724*:

> a local exchange or interexchange common carrier providing telephone services (other than local exchange services) to a vendor for a telephone-billed purchase that is the subject of a billing error complaint

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 5724*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 83-TELEPHONE DISCLOSURE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION > SUBCHAPTER II-BILLING AND COLLECTION**

