New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 11 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Part 11 - LIFELINE AND LINKUP BENEFITS
Section 17.11.11.7 - DEFINITIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Applicant means an eligible customer of an eligible telecommunications carrier.
B. Carrier means an entity that provides intrastate retail public telecommunications services or comparable retail alternative services in New Mexico.
C. Eligible telecommunications carrier ("ETC") means a carrier that has been designated by the commission as eligible to receive disbursement from the state rural universal service fund or the federal universal service fund.
D. Federal poverty guidelines means the poverty guidelines issued each year by the federal health and human services department and published in the federal register.
E. Income means all income actually received by all members of the household. This includes salary before deductions of taxes, public assistance benefits, inheritances, alimony, child support payments, workers' compensation benefits, gifts, lottery winnings, and the like. The only exceptions are student financial aid, military housing and cost-of-living allowances, irregular income from occasional small jobs such as baby-sitting or lawn mowing, and the like.
F. Responsible agency means the state government agency or other entity designated by the commission to administer the certification, verification and continued verifications of lifeline enrollment.
