Section 625-11-2 - Definitions1. "Alternative Methods of Notification" means a method of locating an emergency caller and initiating an emergency response for users of Multiline Telephone Service other than the use of Automatic Location Identification and Automatic Number Identification standards used in processing enhanced 9-1-1 calls.2. "Alternative Methods to Support Enhanced 9-1-1" means any method used by a MLTS Operator to give emergency response teams a reasonable opportunity to quickly locate a caller as an alternative to the MLTS signaling needed to produce the automatic display of caller location information on the video terminal of the call-taker.3. "Automatic Location Identification (ALI)" means the automatic display at the PSAP of the caller's telephone number, the address/location of the telephone, and supplementary emergency services information.4. "Automatic Number Identification (ANI)" means the automatic display at the PSAP of the telephone number associated with the access line from which a 9-1-1 call originates.5. "Building Unit Identifier (BUI)" means a room number or equivalent designation of a portion of a structure and/or building that uses a multiline telephone system.6. "Centrex" means a business telephone service offered by some Local Exchange Carriers that provides PBX type features over access lines.7. "Emergency Location Identification Number (ELIN)" means a valid North American Numbering Plan format telephone number (assigned to the MLTS Operator by the appropriate authority), which is used to route the call to a PSAP and used to retrieve the ALI for the PSAP. The ELIN may be the same number as the ANI. In some cases, the number my not be a dialable number.8. "Emergency Response Location (ERL)" means a location to which a 9-1-1 emergency response team may be dispatched. The location should be specific enough to provide a reasonable opportunity for the emergency response team to quickly locate a caller anywhere within it.9. "Emergency Services Communication Bureau (the Bureau)" means the Emergency Services Communication Bureau created pursuant to 25 M.R.S.A. §2934.10. "9-1-1 Service Provider" means an entity providing one or more of the following 9-1-1 elements: Network, Customer Premise Equipment, or database service.11. "Master Street Address Guide (MSAG)" means a database of street names and house number ranges within their associated communities defining emergency service zones (ESZs) and their associated emergency service numbers (ESNs) to enable proper routing of 9-1-1 calls.12. "Multiline Telephone System (MLTS)" means a system comprised of common control unit(s), telephone sets, and control hardware and software. This includes, but is not limited to, network and premises based systems (e.g., Centrex and PBX, Hybrid, and Key Telephone Systems) that are owned or leased by municipal or government entities, non-profit entities, and for-profit businesses.13. "MLTS operator" means the entity that either owns, or leases/rents from a third party, and operates a MLTS through which a caller/person may place a 9-1-1 call through the public switched network.14. "Private Emergency Answering Point (PEAP)" means an answering point operated by non-public safety entities with alternative and adequate means of signaling and directing a response to emergencies.15. "Private Branch Exchange (PBX)" means a private telephone switch that is connected to the Public Switched Telephone Network.16. "Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)" means the network of equipment, lines, and controls assembled to establish communication paths between calling and called parties in North America.17. "Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)" means a facility equipped and staffed to receive 9-1-1 calls.18. "Residence or residence facility" means multi-family facilities including apartments, townhouses, condominiums, dormitories, hotels, motels, resorts, extended care facilities, or similar entities, facilities, or structures.19. "Shared Residential MLTS Service" means the use of a MLTS to provide service to residential facilities even if the service is not so delineated for purposes of billing.20. "Substantially Upgraded" means having increased the capacity of a multiline telephone system by more than 75% of its previous capacity.65-625 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 2