Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-4 - TELEPHONE COMPANIES › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25-4.003 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purpose of Chapter 25-4, F.A.C., the definitions of
					 the following terms apply:
(1) "Access
				  Line". The circuit or channel between the demarcation point at the customer's
				  premises and the serving end or class 5 central office.
(2) "Call." An attempted telephone
				  message.
(3) "Central Office." A
				  location where there is an assembly of equipment that establishes the
				  connections between subscriber access lines, trunks, switched access circuits,
				  private line facilities, and special access facilities with the rest of the
				  telephone network.
(4) "Certificate
				  of Authority." Certificates received by all companies providing
				  telecommunications services after July 1, 2011.
(5) "Certificate of Necessity." Certificate
				  received by all incumbent local exchange companies, shared tenant service
				  providers, alternative access vendors, competitive local exchange companies,
				  and pay telephone service providers to provide telecommunication services prior
				  to July 1, 2011.
(6) "Company, "
				  "Telecommunications Company, "or "Telephone Company." These terms may be used
				  interchangeably herein and shall mean "telecommunications company" as defined
				  in Section  364.02(13),
				  F.S.
(7) "Exchange." A central
				  office or group of central offices with the subscriber's stations and lines
				  connected, forming a local system which furnishes means of telephonic
				  intercommunication without toll charges between subscribers within a specified
				  area.
(8) "Local Provider (LP)."
				  Any telecommunications company providing local telecommunications service,
				  excluding pay telephone providers and call aggregators.
(9) "Message." A completed telephone
				  call.
(10) "Number Portability."
				  Consumer's ability to change providers and still keep the same phone
				  number.
(11) "Pay Telephone Service
				  Provider." Any telecommunications company that provides pay telephone service
				  as defined in Section
				   364.3375, F.S.
(12) "PC-Freeze." (Preferred Carrier Freeze)
				  A service offered that restricts the customer's carrier selection until further
				  notice from the customer.
(13)
				  "Provider." Any entity providing telecommunication service, excluding pay
				  telephone providers and call aggregators (i.e., local, local toll, and toll
				  providers).
(14) "Station." A
				  telephone instrument consisting of a transmitter, receiver, and associated
				  apparatus so connected as to permit sending or receiving telephone
				  messages.
(15) "Subscriber" or
				  "Customer." These terms may be used interchangeably herein and shall mean any
				  person, firm, partnership, corporation, municipality, cooperative organization,
				  or governmental agency supplied with telecommunications service by a
				  telecommunications company.
Rulemaking Authority
						350.127(2) FS.
						Law Implemented 364.01,
						364.02,
						364.16,
						364.32,
						364.335,
						364.3375
						FS.
New 12-1-68, Amended 3-31-76, Formerly 25-4.03, Amended
						2-23-87, 3-4-92, 12-21-93, 3-10-96, 12-28-98, 7-5-00, 4-3-05, Repromulgated
						5-8-05, Amended 11-20-08, 11-13-14.