Section 407-25-1 - DefinitionsA.COCOT. A COCOT is a customer-owned coin-operated telephone. For the purposes of this Chapter, a COCOT also means a customer-owned credit card-operated telephone.B.LECCOT. A LECCOT is a local exchange carrier coin-operated telephone. For the purposes of this Chapter a LECCOT also means a local exchange carrier credit card-operated telephone.C.Public Location. A public location is one on public property or a thoroughfare or one to which entry by members of the public is generally not monitored or restricted. The COCOT or LECCOT instrument shall be available for general use of a primarily transient nature. Some examples include transportation terminals, schools, common areas of shopping centers, and lobbies of multiple unit office or apartment buildings. LECCOT service at a public location is offered at the initiative or option of the local exchange carrier, subject to the requirements of section 3(D).D.Semi-Public Location. A semi-public location is one inside a single business or establishment, or on private property, to which access by the public may be restricted. Access is by the consent of and under the control of the property owner or his agent. The primary use of a COCOT or LECCOT in a semi-public location is intended to be by the customer, the customer's employees, and patrons or guests, with any transient public use occupying a secondary role. Some examples include bars, restaurants, movie theaters, service stations, retail stores, and other business establishments. Semi-public LECCOT service is provided at the request of the customer.E.Central Office Implemented Service. Central office implemented service, or coin service, is that service which requires the use of TSPS (Traffic Service Position System) or TOPS (Traffic Operator Position System) equipment or operators on local exchange carrier premises in conjunction with a terminal device that provides coin insert tones and engages in an electrical protocol exchange with central office equipment to control coin deposits.F.Instrument Implemented Service. Instrument implemented service is that service which utilizes devices that contain all the circuitry required to execute coin acceptance and other coin-related and/or credit card-related functions within the telephone instrument itself, without central office involvement, without line polarity reversal, and without TSPS or TOPS equipment or operator intervention. This equipment connects to regular subscriber Public Access Line services, rather than to central office implemented service lines.G.Local Service. Local service is that service provided within the local calling area of the serving exchange, plus the calling area within the serving exchange's extended area service (EAS), if any has been established by tariff.65-407 C.M.R. ch. 25, § 1