Section R14-2-1102. Definitions

Article, unless the context otherwise requires, the following defini- tions shall apply:

1.        “Arizona Corporation Commission” or “Commission.” The regulatory agency of the state of Arizona having jurisdiction over public service corporations operating in Arizona.

2.        “Bona Fide Request.” A written request submitted by a telecommunications company to a local exchange carrier for intraLATA equal access service or for interconnection arrangements.

3.        “Central Office.” A facility within a telecommunications system where calls are switched and which contains all the necessary equipment, operating arrangements, and interface points for terminating and interconnecting facil- ities such as subscribers’ line and interoffice trunks.

4.        “Competitive Telecommunications Service.” Any tele- communications service where customers of the service

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within the relevant market have or are likely to have rea- sonably available alternatives.

5.        “Docket Control Center.” The Commission section responsible for the acceptance and processing of all appli- cations and other filings, and for official record mainte- nance.

6.        “Equal Access.” An arrangement where a local exchange company provides all telecommunications companies operating in an equal access central office with dialing arrangements and other service characteristics that are equivalent in type and quality to what the local exchange carrier utilizes in the provision of its service.

7.        “Local Exchange Carrier.” A telecommunications com- pany that provides local exchange service as one of the telecommunications services it offers to the public.

8.        “Local Exchange Service.” The telecommunications ser- vice that provides a local dial tone, access line, and local usage within an exchange or local calling area.

9.        “Monopoly Service.” A monopoly service is any tele- communications service provided by a telecommunica- tions company that is not subject to competition in the relevant market.

10.     “Primary Interexchange Company” or “PIC.” The tele- communications company with whom a customer may presubscribe to provide 1+/0+ toll service, without the use of access codes, following equal access implementa- tion.

11.     “Rate.” Within the context of this Article, this term refers to the maximum tariffed rate approved by the Commis- sion, from which the competitive telecommunications service provided may be discounted down to the total ser- vice long-run incremental cost of providing the service.

12.     “Relevant Market.” Where buyers and sellers of a spe- cific service or product, or a group of services or prod- ucts, come together to engage in transactions. For telecommunications services, the relevant market may be identified on a service-by-service basis, a group basis, and/or by geographic location.

13.     “Staff.” The staff of the Arizona Corporation Commis- sion or its designated representative or representatives.

14.     “Tariffs.” The documents filed with the Commission which list the services and products offered by a telecom- munications company and which set forth the terms and conditions and a schedule of the rates and charges for those services and products.

15.     “Telecommunications Company.” A public service cor- poration, as defined in the Arizona Constitution, Article 15, § 2, that provides telecommunications services within the state of Arizona and over which the Commission has jurisdiction.

16.     “Telecommunications Service.” Any transmission of interactive switched and non-switched signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, messages, data, or other infor- mation of any nature by wire, radio, lightwave, or any other electromagnetic means (including access services), which originate and terminate in this state and are offered to or for the public, or some portion thereof, for compen- sation.

17.     “Total Service Long Run Incremental Cost.” The total additional cost incurred by a telecommunications com- pany to produce the entire quantity of a service, given that the telecommunications company already provides all of its other services. Total Service Long-run Incremen- tal Cost is based on the least cost, most efficient technol- ogy that is capable of being implemented at the time the decision to provide the service is made.

18.     “2-PIC Toll Equal Access.” The equal access option that affords customers the opportunity to select one telecom- munications company for all interLATA 1+/0+ toll calls and, at the customer’s option, to select another telecom- munications company for all intraLATA 1+/0+ toll calls.

19.     “Unbundled.” Disaggregation of the local exchange car- rier network services.

Historical Note

Adopted effective June 27, 1995, under a court-ordered exemption as determined by the Arizona Corporation Commission (Supp. 95-2). Section heading corrected to “Definitions” as filed June 27, 1995 (Supp. 09-4).