N.M. Admin. Code § 17.11.15.7
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024
Section 17.11.15.7 - DEFINITIONSAs used in this rule, the following terms have the meanings provided, unless a different meaning is clearly expressed in the context in which the term is used. The Commission will interpret the definitions broadly enough to ensure compliance with the purpose of this rule.
A. Commission means the New Mexico State Corporation Commission [New Mexico Public Regulation Commission].B. Consumer means the person initiating a telephone call at a payphone.C. Equal access code means an access code that allows the consumer to obtain an equal access connection to the carrier or operator service provider associated with that code.D. Institutional Payphone means a payphone accessible only to a captive population, such as a jail, prison, other penal facility or mental hospital.E. Local Call means a telephone call which originates and terminates within the same local calling area as defined by the local exchange company for the area in which the call originates.F. Payphone means a telephone instrument capable of providing and/or reselling public telecommunications service by coin or other billing method.G. Payphone Provider means a person or entity which provides and/or resells public telecommunications service by coin or other billing method from a payphone.H. Toll call means a telephone call which originates and terminates in different local calling areas as defined by the local exchange company for the area in which the call originates.I. "Watrous" Payphone means a payphone provided by a local exchange company which the Commission has determined to be necessary for public health and safety reasons.N.M. Admin. Code § 17.11.15.7