N.J. Admin. Code § 14:10-12.1
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Acquiring TSP" means the telecommunications service provider (TSP) that has entered into an agreement with the departing TSP to acquire the departing TSP's end user base.
"Alternative TSP" means a TSP, other than the acquiring TSP, which has been selected by an end user of the departing TSP to be the end user's service provider after the departure of the departing TSP.
"Competitive local exchange carrier" or "CLEC" has the same meaning as is assigned to this term N.J.A.C. 14:10-1.2.
"Cutover coordinator" means a person designated by the acquiring, or alternative, TSP, who is responsible for the line-by-line transfer of accounts from the departing TSP to the acquiring or alternative TSP. The cutover coordinator works under the direction of the project manager, as defined in this section.
"Cut-off date" means the date by which end users must select an alternative TSP or else be automatically transferred to the acquiring TSP, if there is one.
"Departing TSP" means the telecommunications service provider (TSP) that is exiting its New Jersey service territory in whole or in part.
"Departure date" means the date on which the departing TSP ceases to provide service.
"End user" has the same meaning as is assigned to this term in N.J.A.C. 14:3-1.1.
"Firm order confirmation" or "FOC," also known as local service request confirmation (LSC), means a notification from the departing TSP or from a network service provider to the acquiring TSP that the LSR, as defined in this section, is correct and stating the scheduled completion date for the service activity requested in the LSR.
"Full facilities-based" means a TSP that uses its own facilities, that is, local loop, transport and switch(es), to provide telecommunications service to end users.
"Incumbent local exchange carrier" or "ILEC" has the same meaning as is assigned to this term in N.J.A.C. 14:10-1.2.
"Local exchange carrier" or "LEC" has the same meaning as is assigned to this term in N.J.A.C. 14:10-1.2.
"Local service request" or "LSR" means an electronic or written communication that a TSP must send to a network service provider and/or a departing TSP to request a transfer of, or a change to, an end user's existing service, including a change that involves the porting of a telephone number.
"Migration manager" or "migration coordinator" means a person designated by the departing and/or acquiring TSP to coordinate end user migrations between the departing TSP and the acquiring TSP or the alternative TSP. The migration manager would also be the point of contact with Board staff.
"North American Numbering Plan Administrator" or "NANPA" means the company selected by the Federal Communications Commission to consult with and provide assistance to regulatory authorities and national administrators to ensure that numbering resources are used in the best interests of all participants in the North American Numbering Plan.
"National Emergency Number Association" or "NENA" means the membership association whose mission is to promote research, planning, training and education to promote the implementation and improvement of 9-1-1 service.
"Network service provider" or "NSP" means a TSP that provides the network platform by which service is delivered to an end user.
"NXX code" has the same meaning as is assigned to this term in N.J.A.C. 14:10-3.1.
"Program manager" means the person responsible for coordinating a mass migration, monitoring compliance with this subchapter, and ensuring communication between the participants in the mass migration. The acquiring TSP shall designate the program manager. The program manager shall be selected from one of the TSPs involved in the migration, and may or may not be an employee of the acquiring TSP.
"Project manager" means a person assigned by each TSP involved in a mass migration:
"Resale migration" means a mass migration that involves the reseller's end users in the territory that is being exited by the departing TSP.
"Reseller" means a telecommunications service provider that purchases telecommunications services from a facilities-based telecommunications provider and provides those services to its own retail end users.
"Service order discrepancy" means any discrepancy between the information which the end user has supplied to the TSP and the information that a TSP has on file for that end user.
"Telecommunications service provider" or "TSP" has the same meaning as is assigned to the term N.J.A.C. 14:10-1.2.
"Unbundled network elements" or "UNE" means the components of an ILEC's telecommunications network that the ILEC is required, under 47 U.S.C. § 251(C)(3), to lease to CLECs on an unbundled basis.
"Unbundled network element loop" or "UNE-L" means an unbundled network element (UNE) that is a local loop serving as a transmission facility between the main distribution frame (MDF) in an ILEC central office and the point of demarcation at an end user's premises.
"Unbundled network elements platform" or "UNE-P" means a combination of unbundled network elements which are used by a CLEC to provide local exchange service and associated switched exchange access, consisting of the local loop, transport and switching.
N.J. Admin. Code § 14:10-12.1