methods and systems are provided for automatically rerouting data . in accordance with a disclosed example method , congestion is identified in a logical circuit . the logical circuit comprises at least a first communication path in a first local access and transport area , a second communication path in an inter - exchange carrier , and a third communication path in a second local access and transport area . the example method also involves determining that the congestion is isolated to the second communication path in the inter - exchange carrier . data associated with the logical circuit is rerouted without manual intervention using an alternate communication path to bypass the inter - exchange carrier . the rerouting comprises routing the data through the first local access and transport area , the alternate communication path , and the second local access and transport area .