Section 810-RICR-20-00-2.2 - DefinitionsA. "Business services" means for the purpose of determining the conditions under which services might be resold, business services are all those services provided at retail other than residential services.B. "Commission" means the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission.C. "Common carrier" means a company authorized by the Commission to provide telephone service.D. "Exchange access" means the offering of access to telephone exchange service or facilities for the purpose of the origination of telephone toll services.E. "Local exchange carrier" means a common carrier authorized by the Commission to provide local exchange service or exchange access in Rhode Island, or any portion thereof. An incumbent local exchange carrier is one that was providing such service on February 9, 1996; a competitive local exchange carrier is one that provides such service in an exchange where there is an incumbent already providing such service, or where there is no incumbent.F. "Local exchange service" means telephone service or facilities for the purpose of originating or terminating telephone service, and the provision of such services within an exchange.G. "Services provided at retail" means telephone services provided to customers that are not common carriers.H. "Residential services" means for the purpose of determining the conditions under which services might be resold, residential services are services provided at retail to individuals and families at their places of residence, or for personal use in mobile services.810 R.I. Code R. 810-RICR-20-00-2.2