Section 179.02. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Commission" means the public service commission.

(2)  "Customer" means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, municipality, cooperative organization, telecommunications provider, governmental agency, or other entity which is provided with retail or wholesale telecommunications service, or both, by a party to an interconnection agreement. "Customer" does not include a party.

(3)  "Essential telecommunications services" has the meaning given in s. PSC 160.03 .

(4)  "Interconnection agreement" means an agreement that is subject to approval by the commission under 47 USC 252 (e), except that it does not include an agreement to which a commercial mobile radio service provider, as defined in s. 196.01 (2g) , Stats., is a party.

(5)  "Party" means a signatory to a particular interconnection agreement.

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

(7)  "Telecommunications service" has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (9m) , Stats.

History: Cr. Register, February, 2001, No. 542 , eff. 3-1-01.