20 CSR 4240-28.010 - Definitions
(1) Access
line-A line connected to the customer's premises used to provide basic local
telecommunications service or used to provide IVoIP service.
(2) Certificate of service
authority-Authorization granted by the commission or charter by the state of
Missouri to provide basic local telecommunications service, nonswitched local
telecommunications service, interexchange telecommunications service, payphone
service, or shared tenant service.
(3) Commission-The Missouri Public Service
Commission.
(4) Commission's
website-www.psc.mo.gov.
(5) EFIS-The commission's Electronic Filing
and Information System (EFIS). EFIS may be accessed through the commission's
website.
(6) Interconnection
agreement-An agreement filed with a state commission pursuant to
47 U.S.C.
252 containing the terms, conditions, and
rates associated with interconnection services pursuant to
47 U.S.C.
251.
(7) Interconnected voice over internet
protocol service (IVoIP)-A communications service as defined by section
386.020, RSMo.
(8) Intrastate-A telecommunications or IVoIP
service originating and terminating within Missouri regardless of how the
service is routed.
(9) Missouri
jurisdictional revenue-A company's total revenue associated with the
provisioning of intrastate telecommunications and IVoIP services. This revenue
includes a company's net jurisdictional revenue, wholesale revenues, and any
revenue received from the Missouri Universal Service Fund minus wholesale
uncollectibles. Total Missouri jurisdictional operating revenue is annually
reported and is used for the commission assessment.
(10) Non-switched local exchange
telecommunications service-Service connecting customer locations within an
exchange to other points within the exchange provisioned by facilities
dedicated to these locations and points, and which facilities do not switch the
service to other locations and points.
(11) Payphone service-Service providing two-
(2-) way voice service for a fee to the general public using a privately owned
device.
(12) Registration-The
granting of a registration to provide interconnected voice over Internet
protocol service or video service by the commission.
(13) Shared tenant
service-The provisioning of a commercially shared
telecommunications service provided to residents in a building or a common
limited geographic area.
(14)
Tariff-A document submitted to the commission identifying the
telecommunications services offered by a company and also identifying the
rates, terms, and conditions for the use of such services.
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