ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Digital loop carrier

Digital loop carrier is like a bunch of magic boxes that help make phone calls and internet work better. Let's pretend your friend lives very far away from you and you want to call them on the phone. You know how sometimes when you call someone who is far away, their voice sounds fuzzy? That can happen because the phone line is too long and the signal gets weaker the farther it travels.

Now imagine if your phone call had to travel through a lot of boxes on its way to your friend's house. Each box would help make the signal stronger so you could hear your friend better. That's what digital loop carrier does. It takes the signal from your phone or internet and helps it travel through lots of boxes until it gets to its destination.

And the best part is, you don't even realize it's happening! Your phone and internet just work better because of these magic boxes.