### Question
How is the term public telecommunications network interconnectivity defined?


### Answer
The term **public telecommunications network interconnectivity** is defined in *47 U.S.C. § 256* as the following:

> the ability of two or more public telecommunications networks used to provide telecommunications service to communicate and exchange information without degeneration, and to interact in concert with one another

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 256*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-RADIO ACT OF 1927 > SUBCHAPTER II-COMMON CARRIERS > Part II-Development of Competitive Markets**

