noun
CAP; Competitive Access Provider
A telecommunications provider that competes with the incumbent local exchange carrier by connecting its own network to the incumbent's central office, often using unbundled network elements. Used in regulatory and industry contexts.
競合アクセス業者は、既存の通信網を利用してサービスを提供する。
Competitive Access Providers offer services by using the existing telecommunications network.
アクセスプロバイダ is a general Internet access provider, while 競合アクセス業者 specifically refers to a competitive access provider in the telecommunications regulatory sense.
Compound of 競合 (competition) + アクセス (access) + 業者 (provider/business). A direct translation of the English term 'Competitive Access Provider'.