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FCC 52.5
Revised as of October 2, 2015
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§ 52.5 Definitions.
As used in this part:
(a) Incumbent local exchange carrier. With respect to an area, an “incumbent
local exchange carrier” is a local exchange carrier that:
(1) On February 8, 1996, provided telephone exchange service in such area;
and
(2)(i) On February 8, 1996, was deemed to be a member of the exchange
carrier association pursuant to § 69.601(b) of this chapter (47 CFR
69.601(b)); or
(ii) Is a person or entity that, on or after February 8, 1996, became a
successor or assign of a member described in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this
section.
(b) North American Numbering Council (NANC). The “North American Numbering
Council” is an advisory committee created under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App (1988), to advise the Commission and to make
recommendations, reached through consensus, that foster efficient and
impartial number administration.
(c) North American Numbering Plan (NANP). The “North American Numbering
Plan” is the basic numbering scheme for the telecommunications networks
located in American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda,
British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St.
Vincent, Turks & Caicos Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, and the United States
(including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands).
(d) State. The term “state” includes the District of Columbia and the
Territories and possessions.
(e) State commission. The term “state commission” means the commission,
board, or official (by whatever name designated) which under the laws of any
state has regulatory jurisdiction with respect to intrastate operations of
carriers.
(f) Telecommunications. “Telecommunications” means the transmission, between
or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's
choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent
and received.
(g) Telecommunications carrier. A “telecommunications carrier” is any
provider of telecommunications services, except that such term does not
include aggregators of telecommunications services (as defined in 47 U.S.C.
226(a)(2)).
(h) Telecommunications service. The term “telecommunications service” refers
to the offering of telecommunications for a fee directly to the public, or
to such classes of users as to be effectively available directly to the
public, regardless of the facilities used.
(i) Service provider. The term “service provider” refers to a
telecommunications carrier or other entity that receives numbering resources
from the NANPA, a Pooling Administrator or a telecommunications carrier for
the purpose of providing or establishing telecommunications service.
[ 61 FR 47353 , Sept. 6, 1996, as amended at 65 FR 37707 , June 16, 2000; 71 FR 65750 , Nov. 9, 2006]
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Subpart B—Administration
Source: 61 FR 47353 , Sept. 6, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
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