§ 64.2101   Definitions.

   For purposes of this subpart, the following definitions will apply:

   Affiliate. The term “affiliate” has the same meaning as in 47 U.S.C. 153(2).

   Call  attempt.  The  term  “call attempt” means a call that results in
   transmission by the covered provider toward an incumbent local exchange
   carrier (LEC) of the initial call setup message, regardless of the voice
   call signaling and transmission technology used.

   Covered  provider.  The  term  “covered  provider” means a provider of
   long-distance voice service that makes the initial long-distance call path
   choice for more than 100,000 domestic retail subscriber lines, counting the
   total of all business and residential fixed subscriber lines and mobile
   phones and aggregated over all of the providers' affiliates. A covered
   provider may be a local exchange carrier as defined in § 64.4001(e), an
   interexchange carrier as defined in § 64.4001(d), a provider of commercial
   mobile radio service as defined in § 20.3 of this chapter, a provider of
   interconnected voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service as defined in 47
   U.S.C. 153(25), or a provider of non-interconnected VoIP service as defined
   in 47 U.S.C. 153(36) to the extent such a provider offers the capability to
   place calls to the public switched telephone network.

   Initial long-distance call path choice. The term “initial long-distance call
   path  choice”  means the static or dynamic selection of the path for a
   long-distance call based on the called number of the individual call.

   Intermediate provider. The term “intermediate provider” has the same meaning
   as in § 64.1600(f).

   Long-distance voice service. For purposes of subparts V and W, the term
   “long-distance voice service” includes interstate interLATA, intrastate
   interLATA, interstate interexchange, intrastate interexchange, intraLATA
   toll, inter-MTA interstate and inter-MTA intrastate voice services.

   Operating company number (OCN). The term “operating company number” means a
   four-place alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies a local exchange
   carrier.

   Rural OCN. The term “rural OCN” means an operating company number that
   uniquely identifies an incumbent LEC (as defined in § 51.5 of this chapter)
   that is a rural telephone company (as defined in § 51.5 of this chapter). The
   term  “nonrural  OCN”  means an operating company number that uniquely
   identifies an incumbent LEC (as defined in § 51.5 of this chapter) that is
   not a rural telephone company (as defined in § 51.5 of this chapter). We
   direct NECA to update the lists of rural and nonrural OCNs annually and
   provide them to the Wireline Competition Bureau in time for the Bureau to
   publish  the  lists no later than November 15. These lists will be the
   definitive  lists of rural OCNs and nonrural OCNs for purposes of this
   subpart for the following calendar year.

   Effective Date Note: At  79 FR 73237 , Dec. 10, 2014, § 64.2101, paragraph (f)
   was  revised.  This  paragraph  contains  information  collection  and
   recordkeeping requirements and will not become effective until approval has
   been given by the Office of Management and Budget.

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