Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES
Chapter 207 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Subchapter A - GENERAL PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS
Section 207.2 - Applicable Terms and Technologies for Telecommunications Services
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Administrative cost--Indirect personnel costs and other support costs.
(2) Bill rate intervention--The cost of legal representation provided by the Office of the Attorney General on behalf of the department before regulatory bodies with jurisdiction over telecommunications.
(3) CCTS--Capitol Complex Telephone System. The centralized telephone service for CCTS users in the capitol complex.
(4) CCTS users--State agencies, each house of the legislature, legislative agencies and other authorized government entities that contract to utilize CCTS services.
(5) The Department--Department of Information Resources.
(6) Local government--Counties, cities, districts, and other political subdivisions.
(7) New telephone equipment--The department inventory of telephone equipment never used.
(8) Network Security--The protection of computer systems and technology assets as defined by § 2059.001, Government Code.
(9) Operational cost--All telecommunications services operational costs, including without limitation, staff salaries and contracted services.
(10) Reconditioned telephone equipment--Telephone equipment that is not new, has been repaired, and is warranted as if it is new.
(11) Telecommunications--The means of transmission, emission, or reception of signals as defined by § 2054.003, Government Code.
(12) Telecommunications equipment--Devices or apparatus used for various modes of telecommunications services.
(13) Telecommunications service provider--Business entities or other organizations competitively selected by the department to provide telecommunications equipment or services.
(14) Telecommunications service--Any service as defined by § 2170.001, Government Code.
(15) Telecommunications Services user--User of telecommunication services provided by the department including, but not limited to, CCTS, TEX-AN and Network Security Services.
(16) Telecommunications revolving account--An account in the Texas State Treasury into which funds received from telecommunications services users and CCTS users are transferred.
(17) TEX-AN--Texas Agency Network. The statewide system of telecommunications services serving authorized users.
(18) Usage sensitive services--Telecommunications services, which are billed on the basis of quantity used such as long distance per minute charges, bandwidth charges for internet services, etc.
