New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 11 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Part 21 - EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR INTRASTATE LONG DISTANCE PROVIDERS
Section 17.11.21.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. carrier means any person that furnishes telecommunications service to the public subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, regardless of the facilities used and regardless of whether the person relies in part or entirely on another carrier's facilities.

B. certificate of registration means the operating authority issued by the Commission for the provision of intrastate long distance telecommunications services in New Mexico.

C. incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) means person, or an affiliate of a person, that was authorized to provide local exchange service in New Mexico on February 8, 1996, or a successor or assignee of the person or affiliate. A carrier will also be treated as an ILEC if the Federal Communications Commission determines that such provider, or class or category of carrier, shall be treated as an ILEC pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 251(h)(2). An ILEC shall be considered an IXC for purposes of this rule to the extent it provides intrastate long distance telecommunications service or local exchange service outside its service area, as defined by the Commission.

D. interexchange carrier (IXC) means a telecommunications carrier providing intrastate long distance telecommunications service that has no common ownership interest, unless through a separate subsidiary, with an incumbent local exchange carrier providing telecommunications service in New Mexico.

E. promotion means a means a special rate for a service provided by an intrastate long distance provider which is available for a limited period of time, and may include rebates, price reductions, or waivers of charges in conjunction with common business practices such as market trials or other sales-related activities.