§ 64.4001   Definitions.

   Terms in this subpart have the following meanings:

   (a) Automatic number identification (ANI). The term automatic number
   identification refers to the delivery of the calling party's billing
   telephone number by a local exchange carrier to any interconnecting
   carrier for billing or routing purposes.

   (b) Billing name and address (BNA). The term billing name and address
   means the name and address provided to a [LEC] by each of its local
   exchange customers to which the [LEC] directs bills for its services.

   (c) Customer. The term customer means the end user to whom a local
   exchange carrier or interexchange carrier is providing local exchange
   or telephone toll service.

   (d) Interexchange carrier (IXC). The term interexchange carrier means a
   telephone company that provides telephone toll service. An
   interexchange carrier does not include commercial mobile radio service
   providers as defined by federal law.

   (e) Local exchange carrier (LEC). The term local exchange carrier means
   any person that is engaged in the provision of telephone exchange
   service or exchange access. Such term does not include a person insofar
   as such person is engaged in the provision of a commercial mobile
   service under § 332(c), except to the extent that the Commission finds
   that such service should be included in the definition of that term.

   (f) Preferred interexchange carrier (PIC). The term preferred
   interexchange carrier means the carrier to which a customer chooses to
   be presubscribed for purposes of receiving intraLATA and/or interLATA
   and/or international toll services.

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