OAR 860-032-0001: Definitions for Telecommunications

For the purpose of this division: (1) "Affiliated interest" between telecommunications providers means: (a) Every corporation and person owning or holding directly or indirectly 5 percent or more of the voting securities of such telecommunications provider; (b) Every corporation and person in any chain of successive ownership of 5 percent or more of voting securities of such telecommunications provider; (c) Every corporation 5 percent or more of whose voting securities are owned by any person or corporation owning 5 percent or more of the voting securities of such telecommunications provider or by any person or corporation in any chain of successive ownership of five percent or more of voting securities of such telecommunications provider; (d) Every person who is an officer or director of such telecommunications provider or of any corporation in any chain of successive ownership of 5 percent or more of voting securities of such telecommunications provider; (e) Every corporation that has two or more officers or two or more directors in common with such telecommunications provider; (f) Every corporation and person, 5 percent or more of which is directly or indirectly owned by a telecommunications provider; (g) Every corporation or person who or which the Commission determines as a matter of fact, after investigation and hearing, actually is exercising any substantial influence over the policies and actions of such telecommunications provider, even though such influence is not based upon stockholdings, stockholders, directors, or officers to the extent specified in this section of this rule; (h) Every person or corporation who or which the Commission determines as a matter of fact, after investigation and hearing, actually is exercising such substantial influence over the policies and actions of such telecommunications provider in conjunction with one or more other corporations or persons with whom they are related by ownership or blood or by action in concert that together they are affiliated with such telecommunications provider within the meaning of this section even though no one of them alone is so affiliated. (2) "Competitive provider" means a competitive telecommunications provider as defined in ORS 759.005(1), who provides services authorized pursuant to ORS 759.020. (3) "Cooperative" means a cooperative corporation or association, which provides local exchange telecommunications service within its own exchanges, which is organized under ORS Chapter 62, and which is certified under ORS 759.025(2). (4) "Exempt service" means a telecommunications service for which all revenues from, costs of, and assets dedicated to providing the service are excepted from the Commission’s regulatory authority pursuant to ORS 759.030(2) or (3). (5) "Local exchange service" means local exchange telecommunications service as defined in ORS 759.005(3). Local exchange service includes "shared service." (6) "Operator service" means service provided by a telecommunications provider in response to a request for special billing, dialing assistance, or information regarding the use of and charges for its telecommunications services. An operator service may be manual or automatic. (7) "Pay telephone" means a telephone instrument, generally placed in public areas, for transient use on a pay-per-call basis. "Pay telephone" instruments may be coin operated, noncoin operated, prepay, postpay, central office controlled, instrument controlled, provided by local exchange carriers, or provided by other persons or entities. (8) "Price-listed service" means a product or service whose price and terms are authorized under OAR 860-032-0023, 860-032-0035, ORS 759.050, 759.054, or 759.195, and posted in a price list filed with the Commission. The costs and revenues of a price-listed product or service shall be considered part of the telecommunications utility’s regulated activities. (9) "Private telecommunications network" means a system, including the construction, maintenance, or operation of the system, for the provision of a service or any portion of a service, by a person for the exclusive use of that person and not for resale, directly or indirectly. "Private telecommunications network" includes services provided by the State of Oregon pursuant to ORS 190.240 and 283.140. (10) "Shared service" means shared telecommunications service as defined in ORS 759.005(6); and (a) The provision of telecommunications and information management services and equipment: (A) To a user group comprised of one person or association served by a single telecommunications system; (B) Located in a single building or in several buildings on contiguous property; (C) By a commercial shared service provider or by a users’ association; and (D) Through privately owned customer premises equipment and associated data processing and information management services. (b) Includes connection to local exchange service. (11) "Telecommunications provider" or "provider" includes competitive providers, cooperatives, and telecommunications utilities. (12) "Telecommunications service" or "service" means two-way switched access and transport of voice communications, and all services provided in connection with such services, but excludes: (a) Services provided by radio common carrier; (b) One-way transmission of television signals; (c) Surveying; (d) Private telecommunications networks; and (e) Customer communications that take place on the customer’s side of the network interface. (13) "Telecommunications utility" means a person who is not a competitive provider and is designated as a telecommunications utility under OAR 860-032-0010. (14) "Toll service" means a telecommunications service between local exchanges carried on the public switched network for which charges are made on a per-unit basis. (15) "Unserved person" means a person: (a) Who lacks local exchange service; (b) Who is applying for residential service or business service with five or fewer lines; and (c) Who, for the initiation of such service, would be required to pay line extension charges.