Wisconsin Administrative Code
Public Service Commission
Chapter PSC 168 - Telecommunications Resellers And Resale
Section PSC 168.02 - Definitions

(1) "Alternative telecommunications utility" has the meaning given in s. 196.01(1d), Stats.

(2) "Alternative telecommunications utility reseller" means that category of telecommunications provider referred to in s. 196.01(1d) (c), Stats.

(3) "Collect call" means a call paid for by the party receiving the call where the receiving party does not have a standing arrangement for reversed charge calling.

(4) "Control of transmission facilities" includes leasing transmission facilities, but does not include the use of transmission facilities obtained pursuant to tariff filed under any provision of ch. 196, Stats., or an agreement under 47 USC 252 approved by the commission.

Note "Dark fiber" leases or rental agreements that identify specific facilities constitute control of transmission facilities. In contrast, however, a long-term subscription to, or putative "lease" of, a transmission service, e.g., a "lease" of DS-3 transmission capacity, does not constitute control of transmission facilities, even though the nature of the service is largely defined by reference to the principal facility involved.

(5) "Customer dialed calling card call" means a call which is dialed by the customer, and for which the customer enters a calling card number directly, without operator intervention.

(6) "Holding company" has the meaning given in s. 196.795(1) (h), Stats., and includes for purposes of this chapter only any company which owns, operates, manages or controls a telecommunications utility.

(7) "Holding company system" has the meaning given in s. 196.795(1) (i), Stats., and includes for purposes of this chapter only a telecommunications utility as a public utility.

(8) "Operator assisted calling card call" means a call which is dialed by the customer and paid for with a calling card, but which requires operator intervention.

(9) "Pay telephone service provider" means a person who owns or leases a pay telephone located on property owned or leased by that person and telecommunications providers furnishing customer-owned, coin-operated telephones, also commonly known as "COCOTs" or COCOT providers, but does not include telecommunications utilities or telecommunications carriers.

(10) "Person to person call" means a call in which the calling party requests to speak to a particular person, and the call is put through only if that person comes to the telephone.

(11) "Telecommunications provider" has the meaning given in s. 196.01(8p), Stats.

(12) "Telecommunications reseller" or "reseller" means a telecommunications provider that resells message or wide-area telecommunications services or other telecommunications services approved for resale pursuant to this chapter or commission order, and includes the following:

(13) "Telecommunications service," for purposes of this chapter, means a telecommunications service, as defined in s. 196.01(9m), Stats., that must be offered in a tariff pursuant to state or federal statute, or a rule or order of the commission or the federal communications commission.

Note The Wisconsin statutes requiring tariffs are ss. 196.19 and 196.194(1), Stats. The latter permits the execution of individual customer contracts, provided an authorizing tariff complying with the requirements of s. 196.194(1), Stats., is filed with the commission.

(14) "0" or "0-" or "0 minus" call means a call for which the caller only dials "0," and does not dial additional digits.

(15) "0+" or "0 plus" call means a call for which the caller dials "0" and additional digits such as on a calling card call when the caller dials "0" and then the telephone number.