The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Bill rate intervention--The cost of legal representation provided by the Office of the Attorney General on behalf of TSD before regulatory bodies with jurisdiction over telecommunications.
2. (2) CCTS - Capitol Complex Telephone System. The centralized telephone service for state agencies, each house of the legislature, and legislative agencies in the capitol complex.
3. (3) CCTS users--State agencies, and other authorized governmental entities, including units of local government that contract to utilize CCTS services.
4. (4) Local government--Counties, cities, districts, and other political subdivisions.
5. (5) New telephone equipment--TSD inventory of telephone equipment never used.
6. (6) Reconditioned telephone equipment--Telephone equipment that is not new, has been repaired, and is warranted as if it is new.
7. (7) Telecommunications equipment--Devices or apparatus used for various modes of telecommunications services.
8. (8) Telecommunications service provider--Business entities or other organizations competitively selected by TSD to provide telecommunications equipment or services.
9. (9) Telecommunications service--Any telecommunications service provided by a telecommunications service provider.
10. (10) Telecommunications revolving account--An account in the Texas State Treasury into which funds received from TEX-AN users and CCTS users are transferred.
11. (11) TEX-AN--Texas Agency Network. The statewide system of telecommunications services serving the authorized TEX-AN users.
12. (12) TEX-AN users--State agencies and authorized governmental entities, including units of local government that contract to participate in TEX-AN.
13. (13) TSD-- The Telecommunications Services Division of the commission.
14. (14) Usage sensitive services--Telecommunications services, which are billed on the basis of quantity used such as long distance per minute charges, bandwidth charges for internet services, etc.

Source Note:The provisions of this §121.2 adopted to be effective November 8, 1994, 19 TexReg 8541; amended to be effective July 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 6977.