What is Leased Line?

A leased line is a symmetric connection connecting two or more locations. It is sometimes known as a ‘Private Circuit’ or ‘Data Line’ in the UK. Unlike traditional phone lines it does not have a telephone number, but rather each end of the leased line being permanently inter-connected to the other. Leased lines can be used for transit of Internet services, traditional data or telephone calls (VoIP).

Typically, leased lines are used by businesses to connect geographically distant offices. Unlike dial-up connections, a leased line is always active with the fee for the connection being at fixed monthly rate, therefore allowing a business to fix its costs and prepare accurate future budgets. The main factors affecting the monthly fee are distance between end points and the speed (bandwidth) of the leased line. Because the connection is for the sole use of the subscribing business a leased line can be delivered with an a guaranteed service level agreement as apposed to other types of connectivity, such as ADSL, which don’t offer this assured level of quality.

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