Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 29 - Enhanced Record Exchange Rules › Section 20 CSR 4240-29.020 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines various terms that are
				  used in this chapter.
(1) A
				1,000-Number Block (NPA-NXX-X) is a range of one thousand (1,000) pooled
				telephone numbers within the NPA-NXX beginning with a station of n000, and
				ending with n999, where n is a digit from 0 through 9.
(2) Automatic Number Identification (ANI)
				means, for each call, delivery of the calling party's billing number
				sequentially from the originating carrier to each carrier that provides
				facilities to transit or terminate the call. ANI is used for billing purposes,
				and for delivery of the calling party's number to the called party.
(3) Aggregate traffic means
				telecommunications traffic that is not transiting traffic, but which is placed
				on the Local Exchange Carrier-to-Local Exchange Carrier (LEC-to-LEC) network by
				one carrier on behalf of another carrier.
(4) Carrier Identification Code (CIC) is a
				four (4)-digit number assigned to interex-change carriers in North America and
				used through equal access arrangements.
(5) A category 11-01-XX record is a
				mechanized individual call detail record developed in compliance with the
				Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) exchange message interface (EMI) industry
				guidelines. The first two (2) digits in this record are "11." A
				Missouri-specific category 11-01-XX record is a mechanized individual call
				detail record for feature group C (FGC) traffic developed by the incumbent
				local exchange carriers in Missouri for intercompany settlements pursuant to
				the Missouri Public Service Commission (MoPSC) Report and Order in Case No.
				TO-99-254. This record contains data transferred from a 92-01-XX mechanized
				call detail record. The first two (2) digits in this record are "11." This type
				of call record is identical to a category 11-01-XX record except that it
				contains an originating operating company number (OCN) in positions 167 through
				170 instead of a CIC in positions 46 through 49.
(6) A category 92-01-XX record is a
				mechanized individual call detail record that contains data from the standard
				EMI category 01-01-XX end user customer billing record for LEC-carried
				intraLATA traffic. The first two (2) digits in this record are "92."
(7) A category 92-99-XX record is a
				mechanized summary record which, when agreed upon by both parties, may be used
				for intercompany settlements between local exchange carriers in lieu of a
				category 11-01-XX record. This record contains summaries of certain data
				contained in category 92-01-XX mechanized individual call detail records and
				contains information on the type and volume of traffic between the originating
				and terminating points. It also identifies the transiting parties on the call
				path between the originating and terminating points. The first two (2) digits
				in this record are "92."
(8)
				Compensable traffic is telecommunications traffic that is transited or
				terminated over the LEC-to-LEC network, for which the transiting and/or
				terminating carrier is entitled to financial compensation.
(9) Exchange Message Interface System (EMI)
				is the industry standard for exchanging telecommunications message information
				for billable, nonbillable, sample settlement and study records. EMI documents
				are published by Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
				(ATIS).
(10) An end office is a
				building or space within a building that serves as an aggregation point for the
				provision of local exchange services and exchange access services. An end
				office may also serve as an aggregation point for placing traffic on the
				LEC-to-LEC network on behalf of other carriers.
(11) Feature Group A Protocol (FGA) is an
				interexchange switching arrangement available from the end offices of an
				incumbent local exchange carrier, which offers line-side connections that are
				accessible by dialing a seven (7)-digit local telephone number.
(12) Feature Group B Protocol (FGB) is an
				interexchange switching arrangement available from the end offices of an
				incumbent local exchange carrier, which offers trunk-side connections
				accessible by dialing seven (7) digits, the first three (3) of which are 9, 5
				and 0.
(13) Feature Group C
				Protocol (FGC) is a local and interexchange switching arrangement offering
				trunk-side connections, which is used for local telecommunications traffic,
				intraLATA wireline telecommunications traffic, and intraMTA wireless
				communications traffic. FGC protocol does not utilize interexchange carrier
				point-of-presence trunking arrangements for call origination, call transiting,
				or call termination.
(14) Feature
				Group D Protocol (FGD) is an interexchange switching arrangement, available
				from incumbent local exchange carriers in an equal access environment, which
				offers trunk-side connections accessible in wireline telecommunications by
				dialing one plus (1+) the telephone number. FGD protocol utilizes interexchange
				carrier point-of-presence trunking arrangements for both call origination and
				call termination.
(15)
				Interexchange carrier (IXC) traffic is that traffic which traverses an
				interexchange carrier point of presence.
(16) In-band signaling means call setup
				signaling that is composed of tones that pass within the voice frequency band
				and that are carried along the same circuit as the talk path that is being
				established by the signals.
(17)
				LATA (Local Access and Transport Area) means that term as defined in section
				386.020(29),
				RSMo Supp. 2004.
(A) IntraLATA
				telecommunications traffic is telecommunications traffic originating and
				terminating within the same LATA.
(B) InterLATA telecommunications traffic is
				telecommunications traffic originating and terminating in different
				LATAs.