# Telecom

URL: /systems/legal-and-corporate/floor/telecom · Id: `floorRow:telecom`

> Telecom sells calling, messaging, or numbers to Customers only through a licensed carrier upstream that files and pays into universal service.

Telecom sells calling, messaging, or numbers to [Customers](/business/nouns/customer) only through a licensed carrier upstream that files and pays into universal service.

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Wakes | An Offer resells phone numbers, calling, or messaging as its own service. |
| Process | [Screening](/workflows/processes/screening) |
| Signs | [Legal Lead](/agents/legal/legal-lead), [Legal Team](/agents/legal) |
| Sources | Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 214; 47 CFR 54.706: universal service contributions; state public utility commission certification |