A telephone call made within a local calling area WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In telephony, the term local call has the following meanings: Any call using a single switching center; that is, not traveling to another telephone network; A call made within a local calling area as defined by the local exchange carrier; Any call for which an additional charge, i.e., toll charge, is not billed to the calling or called party, or for which this charge is reduced because it is a short-distance call. Wikipedia