Goto Section: 64.1002 | 64.1110 | Table of Contents
FCC 64.1100
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 64.1100 Definitions.
(a) The term submitting carrier is generally any telecommunications carrier
that requests on the behalf of a subscriber that the subscriber's
telecommunications carrier be changed, and seeks to provide retail services
to the end user subscriber. A carrier may be treated as a submitting
carrier, however, if it is responsible for any unreasonable delays in the
submission of carrier change requests or for the submission of unauthorized
carrier change requests, including fraudulent authorizations.
(b) The term executing carrier is generally any telecommunications carrier
that effects a request that a subscriber's telecommunications carrier be
changed. A carrier may be treated as an executing carrier, however, if it is
responsible for any unreasonable delays in the execution of carrier changes
or for the execution of unauthorized carrier changes, including fraudulent
authorizations.
(c) The term authorized carrier is generally any telecommunications carrier
that submits a change, on behalf of a subscriber, in the subscriber's
selection of a provider of telecommunications service with the subscriber's
authorization verified in accordance with the procedures specified in this
part.
(d) The term unauthorized carrier is generally any telecommunications
carrier that submits a change, on behalf of a subscriber, in the
subscriber's selection of a provider of telecommunications service but fails
to obtain the subscriber's authorization verified in accordance with the
procedures specified in this part.
(e) The term unauthorized change is a change in a subscriber's selection of
a provider of telecommunications service that was made without authorization
verified in accordance with the verification procedures specified in this
part.
(f) The term state commission shall include any state entity with the
state-designated authority to resolve the complaints of such state's
residents arising out of an allegation that an unauthorized change of a
telecommunication service provider has occurred that has elected, in
accordance with the requirements of Sec. 64.1110(a), to administer the Federal
Communications Commission's slamming rules and remedies, as enumerated in
Sec. Sec. 64.1100 through 64.1190.
(g) The term relevant governmental agency shall be the state commission if
the complainant files a complaint with the state commission or if the
complaint is forwarded to the state commission by the Federal Communications
Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission if the complainant
files a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission, and the
complaint is not forwarded to a state commission.
(h) The term subscriber is any one of the following:
(1) The party identified in the account records of a common carrier as
responsible for payment of the telephone bill;
(2) Any adult person authorized by such party to change telecommunications
services or to charge services to the account; or
(3) Any person contractually or otherwise lawfully authorized to represent
such party.
[ 65 FR 47690 , Aug. 3, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 12892 , Mar. 1, 2001]
Goto Section: 64.1002 | 64.1110
Goto Year: 2007 |
2009
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