### Question
How does BILLING AND COLLECTION define providing carrier?


### Answer
Under *15 U.S.C. § 5724*, **providing carrier** is defined as:

> 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**

