Section 815-RICR-10-00-1.2 - DefinitionsA. As used in these rules, except as otherwise required by the context:1. "Applicant" means, in proceedings involving filings for permission or authorization which the Commission may give under statutory or other authority delegated to it, the party on whose behalf the filings are made.2. "Clerk" means the Commission clerk, appointed by the Commission pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-1-9.3. "Commission" means the Public Utilities Commission.4. "Division" means the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers described in. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 39-1-2(4) and 39-1-3.5. "Telecommunications provider" means any person, firm or corporation providing, inter alia, intrastate telecommunications services, which is not otherwise liable for payments to the Public Utilities Reserve Fund or for rate case expense reimbursements. For the purpose of these regulations, telecommunications providers are subdivided into six classes:a. Class I: Competitive Access Providers ("CAP"). Entry is controlled by Docket No. 2129. These carriers are facilities-based, providing customers with some of the same services available through the local exchange carrier.b. Class II: Resellers doing business as Certified Switchless Resellers ("CSR"). Entry is controlled by Docket No. 2262, incorporating many of the requirements of Docket No. 2129. CSRs are non-facilities-based carriers which purchase access at a discount from facilities-based carriers and/or the local exchange carrier, and market or resell their services.c. Class III: Resellers doing business through the use of debit cards ("DCS"). DCS is a pre-paid calling-card service provided by a wholesale company that allows an in-state outbound call to be charged to a debit card, typically through the use of a "1+800" number and a personal identification number.d. Class IV: Operator Service Providers ("OSP") or Alternate Operator Services ("AOS"). These providers offer an alternate to operator services provided by the local exchange carriers and facilities-based interexchange carriers. OSPs furnish services to carriers who do not have their own operators, and to businesses such as hotels, hospitals, airports, and educational institutions. The services may include calling card, collect, and third-party calls.e. Class V: Private coin telephones. This class includes Customer-Owned, Coin-Operated Telephones ("COCOT") and Inmate Services. COCOTs generally secure alternative operator services for calling card, collect, and third-party calls, since the financial commissions are greater. Inmate Services provides outbound-only coin telephones for residents of the state and federal prisons.f. Class VI: Other service providers who are not covered by Classes I-V.815 R.I. Code R. 815-RICR-10-00-1.2