* Competitive local exchange carrier ( in the U. S .)

* Competitive local exchange carrier ( CLEC )

" ( Section 251 ( 3 )( 2 )( B )) This led to the creation of a new group of telephone companies, " Competitive Local Exchange Carriers " ( CLECs ), that compete with " ILECs " or incumbent local exchange carriers.

Competitive local carriers were not required to sell dark fibre, and many do not, although fibre swaps between competitive carriers are quite common.

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Competitive debate is carried out at local, national, and international level.

* Competitive local exchange carrier ( CLEC )

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Also operating at the college are the Center for Applied Competitive Technologies and the Employee Training Institute, both of which have helped local businesses become more efficient and train employees in the latest emerging fields.

Competitive local exchange carriers serving large portions of the metro area also ended up serving three area codes with the same prefixes.

Competitive intelligence research is distinguishable from industrial espionage, as CI practitioners generally abide by local legal guidelines and ethical business norms.

In October that year, the Government issued a white paper entitled Competitive Salaries for Competent & Honest Government which proposed that the salaries of ministers and civil servants be pegged at two-thirds the average principal earned income of the top four earners in six professions: accounting, banking, engineering, law, local manufacturing firms and multinational corporations.

Planned, organized and run by the school's athletic department ( which consists of a small team working hundreds of hours for preparation ), the 2-day event, allowing competition in Recreational and Competitive teams, this years competitive grade 8 winners was the Fab Five, has in the past attracted media attention from local news organizations ( e. g. CHRO and the Ottawa Sun ).

Competitive music and dance was a part of African American street gang culture, and with the success of some local groups, pressure mounted, leading to territorial rivalries among performers.

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Competitive exchange rates ; devaluation of currency to stimulate exports ;

While most carriers utilize a geographic pricing model as described above, some Competitive Local Exchange Carriers ( CLECs ), such as TelePacific, Integra Telecom, tw telecom, Windstream, Level 3 Communications, and XO Communications offer national pricing.

Founded in 1989 by University of Pittsburgh student David E. Schwencke, Full Service Network is a Western Pennsylvania facility based Competitive Local Exchange Carrier ( CLEC ) providing services which include High Speed Internet and Broadband Phone Service.

However, the customer could still use the line for regular telephone service through Voice over Internet Protocol ( VoIP ) or a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier ( CLEC ) instead of the Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier ( ILEC ).

In the United States, DID numbers and services can be purchased in bulk from a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier ( CLEC ).

December 15, 2008, WCG was certified as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier ( CLEC ) and began providing landline home phone service in competition with MTS.

These acquisitions also coincided with Primus entering the Puerto Rico market by partnering with Virtual Inc. and receiving a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier ( CLEC ) license.

In 2008, a series of studies conducted by the Center for Competitive Politics, an organization whose mission is to " oppose so-called reformers ’ efforts to limit campaign contributions taxpayer funded political campaigns " found that the programs in Maine, Arizona, and New Jersey had failed to accomplish their stated goals, including electing more women, reducing government spending, reducing special interest influence on elections, bringing more diverse backgrounds into the legislature, or meeting most other stated objectives, including increasing competition or voter participation.

Competitive bass fishing has also spread to anglers in other countries such as Japan, Korea, Australia and South Africa.

Since wizards ' favourite sports traditionally are things like Competitive Eating and Extreme Napping other wizards find him very tiring to be around.

The majority of civil service appointments in the U. S. are made under the Competitive Service, but certain categories in the Diplomatic Service, the FBI, and other National Security positions are made under the Excepted Service.

At the same time, however, other critics, such as former FEC Chairman Bradley A. Smith and Stephen M. Hoersting, Executive Director of the Center for Competitive Politics, criticize the FEC for pursuing overly aggressive enforcement theories, and for infringing on First Amendment rights of free speech.

Charles Wiseman has applied the current concepts of Strategic Information Systems in work at GTE and other companies, and in his consulting work as President of Competitive Applications, Inc. His book, Strategy and Computers: Information Systems as Competitive Weapons, extends Porter ’ s thinking in many practical ways in the Information Systems area, and discusses many examples of strategic systems.

Yùndòng Sanda ( Mandarin Chinese, Sport Free Fighting ), or Jingzheng Sanda ( Mandarin Chinese, Competitive Free Fighting ): A modern fighting method, sport, and applicable component of Wushu / Kung Fu influenced by traditional Chinese Boxing, of which takedowns & throws are legal in competition, as well as all other sorts of striking ( use of arms & legs ).

Competitive video gamers and referees stress the game's high level of difficulty compared to other classic arcade games.

Other studies conducted by the nonpartisan Center for Competitive Politics, found that the programs in Maine, Arizona, and New Jersey had failed to accomplish other stated goals, including electing more women (), reducing government spending ( in fact in both states government spending grew more rapidly after the enactment of clean elections ) (), or meeting most other stated objectives, including increasing competition or voter participation.

Competitive matches were established between teams in Leinster and Ulster: Schoolboy matches were played between Dublin and Belfast schools, Open Age Clubs competed against each other in the All-Ireland Challenge Cup.

Competitive rivals-This involves the four women who try to ' outdo ' each other by subtly showing off bigger and better items.

Competitive trail rides are shorter, and factors other than speed are considered ; horses may not come in under or over a certain time, and veterinary checks, rider behavior and other elements play a role in the placings.

Competitive regattas are also held using the Venetian rowing technique, using both gondolas and other types of vessels.

Competitive eating, or speed eating, is a sport in which participants compete against each other to consume large quantities of food in a short time period.

Competitive matches were established between teams in Leinster and Ulster: Schoolboy matches were played between Dublin and Belfast schools, Open Age Clubs competed against each other in the All-Ireland Challenge Cup.

Competitive events are separated into middle school and high school levels, with students competing only with their respective age group.

Competitive processes for preserving meats are by canning and freezing.

Competitive archery involves shooting arrows at a target for accuracy from a set distance or distances.

The WCC also awards a prize for the top 20-hole shooter in the Competitive Singles qualifying round, in the Recreational Singles qualifying round, in the Intermediate Singles, and in the Junior Singles.

* Institute for Competitive Intelligence, a German post-graduate training organization

Competitive analysis formalizes this idea by comparing the relative performance of an online and offline algorithm for the same problem instance.

Serendipity is a key concept in Competitive Intelligence because it is one of the tools for avoiding Blind Spots ( see Blindspots analysis )

Competitive swimming in Europe started around 1800, mostly using breaststroke and in 1873 John Arthur Trudgen introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native Americans, but substituting a scissor kick for the traditional flutter kick in order to reduce splashing.

Competitive show bands perform only one show that is continually refined throughout a season, while bands that focus on entertainment rather than competition usually perform a unique show for each game.

Competitive bands however, many times opt for matching pants and shoes ( usually white or black ) to hide the visual effect of members who are out of step as seen from a distance.

* Center for Competitive Politics

In 1982, Deming, as author, had his book published by the MIT Center for Advanced Engineering as Quality, Productivity, and Competitive Position, which was renamed Out of the Crisis in 1986.

Except for a brief appearance by Colin Powell, who hurriedly addressed the closing stages of the conference while his airplane taxied on the runway of Johannesburg International, the US government did not send a delegation, earning Bush praise in a letter from conservative organizations such as Americans for Tax Reform, American Enterprise Institute, and Competitive Enterprise Institute.

Juniata College is mentioned in the following publications: 2006 Princeton Review's Best 361 Colleges ; Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives ; Kaplan, Inc .' s Insider's Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges ; Peterson's Competitive Colleges ; Miriam Weinstein's Making A Difference College Guide: Outstanding Colleges to Help You Make a Better World ; Barron's Best Buys in College Education ; Leland Miles ' Provoking Thought: What Colleges Should Do for Students ; Elle Girl Magazine: Top 50 colleges that Dare to be Different ; Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges ; and Don Asher's Cool Colleges.

* Association for Competitive Technology, a technology lobby group

* Leon Feingold, currently a pitcher in the Israel Baseball League, former minor league pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, and internationally ranked ( top ranking # 12 ) in the IFOCE ( International Federation of Competitive Eating )

The most common fields for PhD majors among doctoral students are Accounting, Competitive and Organizational Strategy, Finance, Marketing, Computer and Information Systems, and Operations Management.

One seminal book is Boxwell's Benchmarking for Competitive Advantage ( 1994 ).

Competitive advantage rests on the notion that cheap labor is ubiquitous and natural resources are not necessary for a good economy.

Competitive advantage attempts to correct for this issue by stressing maximizing scale economies in goods and services that garner premium prices ( Stutz and Warf 2009 ).