| 1. | Economy Rate | The lowest rate during a specified period for international calls, with the hours varying by destination country. |
| 2. | Equal Access | The U.S. regulation allowing long distance customers access to any long distance phone service provider. |
| 3. | Equal Access Dialing | The dialing format for accessing a long distance provider other than your regular one. Also called 10-10 service, 10-10-XXX dialing, ten-triple-X dialing, and 10-10 numbers. |
| 4. | Error | In telecom networks, any change from the original in transmitted data. |
| 5. | Error Correction | A feature of digital communications devices that automatically detects and corrects errors in transmitted information. |
| 6. | Evening Rates | Rates charged by phone companies for calls after the end of the business day (usually 5 pm to 11 pm Sunday through Friday). They are priced higher than night and weekend rates but are less costly than daytime rates. |
| 7. | Exchange | The first three digits of a standard seven-digit phone number. |
