"Telephone utility" means a corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership and person, their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court owning, operating or managing any plant or equipment or any part of the same for the conveyance of telephone messages for the public, including incumbent local exchange carriers, and excepted local exchange carriers.
N.H. Admin. Code § Puc 402.20
#8348, eff 5-10-05 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Puc 400)