Hertz: Is a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second.

Holiday: One of the following Federally recognized Holidays: Independence Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day.

Message: Represents an interexchange toll call for which appropriate charges shall be assessed.

Initial Minute: The rate element used to bill for the first chargeable minute, or fraction thereof, of a call.

Line Haul Mileage: Denotes mileage distance between the Company terminal office sites.

Local Access Line or Local Distribution Channel: The facility consisting of the necessary equipment and local telephone company lines which are required to interconnect the Customer's or authorized user's premises to a Company Service Point within the same local exchange area or extended service area.

Local Access Transport Area (LATA): A geographic area established for the provision and administration of communications service. It encompasses one or more designated exchanges, which are grouped to serve common social, economic and other purposes.

Local Calling Area: Denotes a geographic area in which a Local Exchange Company end user may complete a call without incurring long distance charges.

Local Exchange Area: The term �Local Exchange Area� denotes a unit established by the Company for the administration of communications services in a specified area which usually embraces a city, town, or village and its environs. Specific definitions of the Company local exchange areas are available upon request.

Local Exchange Carrier (LEC): A company which provides telecommunications service within a local exchange LATA.

Local Time: The time observed, standard or daylight savings, at the rate center associated with the originating point of the call.

Measured Charge: A charge assessed on a per minute basis in calculating a portion of the charges due for a completed Operator Assisted, Direct Dial Call, Credit Card or Third Party Call.

Measured Service: The provision of intrastate long distance measured time communications telephone service to Customers who access the Company's service at its switching and call processing equipment by means of access facilities obtained from a local exchange carrier. The Company is responsible for arranging for the access line.