A Internet Leased Line is a private high-performance circuit leased by a common carrier between Customer’s premises and ISP’s NOC. It is rented on an annual basis and usually carries voice and data or both. A leased line is always active. Similarly unlike broadband, a leased line is not contended or shared and delivers dedicated guaranteed bandwidth straight to the internet backbone. Customers pay a premium for a leased line and it is supported by a comprehensive Service-Level Agreement (SLA) with a guaranteed fix time and a compensation clause.