69-3-803. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
     (1) "Commission" means the public service commission.
     (2) "Private telecommunications service" means a system, including the construction, maintenance, or operation thereof, for the provision of telecommunications service or any portion of such service, by a person or entity for the sole and exclusive use of that person or entity and not for resale, directly or indirectly. For purposes of this definition, the term "person or entity" includes a corporation and all of its affiliates and subsidiaries if the corporation, affiliates, and subsidiaries have a common ownership or control of 80% of the outstanding voting shares.
     (3) "Regulated telecommunications service" means two-way switched, voice-grade access and transport of communications originating and terminating in this state and nonvoice-grade access and transport if intended to be converted to or from voice-grade access and transport. Regulated telecommunications service does not include the provision of terminal equipment used to originate or terminate such service, private telecommunications service, resale of telecommunications service, one-way transmission of television signals, cellular communication, or provision of radio paging or mobile radio services.
     (4) "Resale of telecommunications service" means the resale of regulated telecommunications service, with or without adding value, provided any value added would not otherwise be subject to regulation.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 546, L. 1985.