End Office Switch | A local exchange carrier switching
system, where telephone exchange service customer station loops are terminated
for purposes of interconnection to trunks. In the
case of a Remote Switching Module,
the term, End Office Switch, designates the combination of the Remote Switching
Module and its host.
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End User |
Any customer of a telecommunications service that is not a carrier, except
for the following exceptions:
- A carrier other than a telephone service provider is considered to be an "end
user," when the carrier uses a telecommunications service for administrative
purposes.
- A person or entity that offers telecommunications services exclusively as
a Reseller is considered to be an "end
user" if all resale transmissions offered by the reseller originate on
the premises of the reseller.
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Exchange | A unit generally smaller than a LATA,
established by the local exchange
carrier (LEC) for the administration of communications service in a specified
area (usually a city, town, or village and its environs). An exchange consists
of one or more central offices together
with the associated facilities used to provide
communications services within that area. One or more designated exchanges comprise
a given LATA.
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