N.M. Admin. Code § 17.11.10.7 - DEFINITIONS
In addition to the definitions contained in Section 63-9H-3, NMSA 1978, as used in this rule:
A.
Definitions
beginning with "A":
(1)
Access
line means a dial tone line, or its functional equivalent, that provides
local exchange service from a carrier's switching equipment to a point of
termination at the customer's network interface, and is not limited to wireline
or any other technology; for the purposes of this rule, an access line does not
include official lines, unbundled network elements/platforms, retail resale,
wholesale resale, special access lines and private lines.
(2) Administrator means the person designated
by the commission to administer the fund.
(3) Area underserved by broadband means a
broadband program proposed project area where fifty percent or more of
households and businesses, in the aggregate, have access to broadband service
offering speeds of at least 25/3 Mbps but lower than 100/20 Mbps
(download/upload). A household has access to broadband service if the household
can subscribe within 10 business days of a request.
(4)
Area unserved by broadband
means a broadband program proposed project area where seventy-five percent or
more of the households lack access to broadband service offering speeds of at
least 25/3 Mbps (download/upload). A household has access to broadband service
if the household can subscribe to that service within 10 business days of a
request.
B.
Definitions beginning with "B":
(1)
Basic local exchange rate
means an incumbent local exchange carrier's tariffed, monthly, flat single-line
rate charged to its retail customers for the provision of local exchange
service; for the purposes of this rule, the "residential" and "business" basic
local exchange rates shall include any commission-mandated subscriber line
charges or extended area service charges.
(2) Broadband internet access service means a
mass-market retail service by wire, wireless or other technology that provides
the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially
all Internet endpoints including any capabilities that are incidental to and
enable the operation of the communications service, or a functionally
equivalent service, but excluding dial-up internet access service. For purposes
of this rule, broadband internet access service means a service transmission
speed of 25.0 Mbps download/3.0 Mbps upload.
(3) Broadband office means the office of
broadband access and expansion.
C.
Definitions beginning with
"C":
(1)
Carrier means an
entity that provides intrastate retail public telecommunications services or
comparable retail alternative services in New Mexico.
(2) Commercial mobile radio service (CMRS)
means a designation by the federal communications commission for any carrier or
licensee whose wireless network is connected to the public switched telephone
network or is operated for profit.
(3)
Commission means the New
Mexico public regulation commission.
(4) Communication connection means a
voice-enabled telephone access line, wireless voice connection, unique voice
over internet protocol service connection, or other uniquely identifiable
functional equivalent as determined by the commission.
(5) Contributing company means any carrier
that provides intrastate retail public telecommunications services or
comparable retail alternative services in New Mexico.
(6) Council means the connect New Mexico
council, as defined in Section
63-9K-3 NMSA 1978.
D.
Definitions beginning
with "D": [RESERVED]
E.
Definitions beginning with "E":
(1)
Eligible telecommunications carrier
(ETC) means a carrier with New Mexico operations that has been
designated as eligible to receive disbursements from the fund or from the
federal universal service fund, or both, for a designated service area
determined by the commission.
(2)
Exempt customer means an end-user of telecommunications service
that is the state of New Mexico, a county, a municipality or other governmental
entity; a public school district; a public institution of higher education; an
Indian nation, tribe, or pueblo; a Native American customer who resides on
tribal or pueblo land; a private telecommunications network; or a person
eligible to receive reduced rates under a low-income telephone assistance plan
created by the federal government or the state of New Mexico.
F.
Definitions beginning
with "F":
(1)
FCC means
the federal communications commission.
(2)
Fund means the state of New
Mexico universal service fund established pursuant to Section
63-9H-6, NMSA 1978 and this
rule.
G.
Definitions beginning with "G": [RESERVED]
H.
Definitions beginning with "H":
[RESERVED]
I.
Definitions beginning with "I":
(1)
Imputed benchmark revenue
means the difference between the affordability benchmark rates established by
the commission pursuant to this rule and the carrier's basic local exchange
residential and business rates as of July 1, 2014, multiplied by the number of
basic local exchange residential and business access lines served by the
carrier as of December 31 of the year that precedes the year during which the
revenue requirement is being determined pursuant to Subparagraph E of
17.11.10.19 NMAC; imputed
benchmark revenue shall not be less than zero.
(2)
Interexchange carrier (IXC)
means an entity that provides intrastate toll services in New Mexico.
(3)
Intrastate retail public
telecommunications services means services including, but not limited
to, all types of local exchange service; non-basic, vertical or discretionary
services, also known as advanced features, or premium services, such as, but
not limited to, call waiting, call forwarding, and caller identification (ID);
listing services; directory assistance services; cellular telephone and paging
services; commercial mobile radio services; personal communications services
(PCS); both optional and non-optional operator services; wide area
telecommunications services (WATS) and WATS-like services; toll-free services;
900 services and other informational services; message telephone services (MTS)
or toll; CENTREX, centron and centron-like services; video conferencing and
teleconferencing services; the resale of intrastate retail public
telecommunications services; payphone services; services that provide
telecommunications through a New Mexico telephone number using voice over
internet protocol (VOIP) or comparable technologies; any services regulated by
the commission; and such other services as the commission may by order
designate from time to time as equivalent or similar to the services listed
above, without regard to the technology used to deliver such
services.
(4)
Intrastate
retail public telecommunications services revenue means the revenue
collected from the sale of intrastate telecommunications services to end users;
for voice over internet protocol (VOIP) and similar services, the portion of
total retail revenues attributable to intrastate retail telecommunications
shall be equal to the proportion of calls originating and terminating in New
Mexico to all calls originating in New Mexico.
(5)
Intrastate switched access
charge means a charge levied by a carrier for the availability and use
of its facilities for origination and termination of intrastate interexchange
calls as contained in tariffs approved by the commission.
J.
Definitions beginning with "J":
[RESERVED]
K.
Definitions beginning with "K": [RESERVED]
L.
Definitions beginning with "L":
Local exchange carrier (LEC) means an entity certificated to provide
local exchange service in New Mexico.
M.
Definitions beginning with "M":
[RESERVED]
N.
Definitions beginning with "N": New Mexico operations means
intrastate retail public telecommunications services and comparable retail
alternative services provided in New Mexico.
O.
Definitions beginning with "O":
[RESERVED]
P.
Definitions beginning with "P": [RESERVED]
Q.
Definitions beginning with "Q.":
[RESERVED]
R.
Definitions beginning with "R": Rural area means:
(1) any unincorporated area or;
(2) any city, town or incorporated area with
a population of 20,000 or less as reflected in the most recent decennial United
States census together with any applicable Tribal census.
S.
Definitions beginning with
"S":
(1) Service area means a
geographic area established by the commission in accordance with Section
214(e)(5) of the federal act (47 U.S.C. Section
214(e)(5).
(2) State rural universal service fund
(SRUSF) means the state of New Mexico universal service fund established
pursuant to Section
63-9H-6, NMSA 1978 and this
rule.
(3) Statewide broadband plan
means a plan for the development and expansion of broadband infrastructure and
services throughout the state as developed by the New Mexico office of
broadband access and expansion.
T.
Definitions beginning with "T":
[RESERVED]
U.
Definitions beginning with "U": Universal service means basic
local exchange service and comparable retail alternative services at affordable
rates, service pursuant to a low-income telephone assistance plan, and
broadband internet access service to unserved and underserved areas of New
Mexico as determined by the commission.
V.
Definitions beginning with "V":
[RESERVED]
W.
Definitions beginning with "W": [RESERVED]
X.
Definitions beginning with "X":
[RESERVED]
Y.
Definitions beginning with "Y": [RESERVED]
Z.
Definitions beginning with "Z":
[RESERVED]
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