§ 211.2   Definitions.

   The following definitions apply herein—

   (a) Communications common carrier or carrier means any person gaged in
   communications common carriage for hire, in intrastate, interstate, or
   international telecommunications.

   (b) Circuit means a carrier's specific designation of the overall
   facilities provided between, and including, terminals for furnishing
   service. When service involves network switching, circuit includes
   those circuits between subscriber premises and switching centers
   (access lines) and those between switching centers (trunks).

   (c) Station means transmitting or receiving equipment or combination
   transmitting and receiving equipment, at any location, or any premise,
   connected for private line service.

   (d) Private line service means leased intercity private line service
   provided by carriers for intercity domestic and international
   communications over integrated communications pathways, and includes
   interchange facilities, local channels, and station equipment which may
   be integral components of such communications service.

   (e) Restoration means the recommencement of service by patching,
   rerouting, substitution of component parts, and other means, as
   determined necessary by a carrier.

   (f) Government means Federal, foreign, State, county, municipal, and
   other local government agencies. Specific qualifications will be
   supplied whenever reference to a particular level of government is
   intended, e.g., Federal Government, State government. Foreign
   Government includes coalitions of governments secured by treaty,
   including NATO, SEATO, OAS, UN, and associations of governments or
   government agencies, including the Pan American Union, International
   Postal Union, and International Monetary Fund. Quasi-government
   includes eleemosynary relief organizations, such as the Red Cross
   organizations.

   (g) National Communications System (NCS) means that system established
   by the President's Memorandum of August 21, 1963, “Establishment of a
   National Communications System” ( 28 FR 9413 , 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p.
   858).

   (h) Executive Agent means the Executive Agent of the National
   Communications System.

   (i) Commission means the Federal Communications Commission.

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