Dedicated Access Service: The generic term for a service in which the Customer's traffic passes over an access line connecting the Customer's premise to a LEC switch, which is used solely for that Customer's traffic.

Designated Service Date: Denotes the Customer specified installation date requested at the time the order for service is initiated. If the Company finds it cannot provide service by that date, the designated service date becomes that date specified by the Company on which the installation of service can be performed.

Designated Service Point: The Customer designated point of termination of a local distribution channel. The designated service point may be a Customer or authorized user premise or a local exchange company central office or Centrex station.

Disconnection: The disconnection of a circuit, dedicated access line or port connection being used for existing service.

Domestic Interstate Message Telecommunications Service: The furnishing of direct dial and operator assisted domestic interstate switched network services to the Customer for the completion of long distance voice and dial up low speed data transmissions over voice grade channel between and among points within the United States.

EAS: Extended Area Service.

End User:  An individual or entity designated by the consumer to be responsible for the payment of calls placed using the Company's services.

Equal Access Office: Switch operated by a LEC equipped with the hardware and software required to allow the customers to presubscribe to the interexchange carrier of their choice.

Equal Access Code: An access code that allows the consumer to obtain an equal access connection to the carrier associated with that code.

Excessive Call Attempt: An attempt to make a call over the Company's network using an invalid authorization code during a measured 15 minute period within which 10 or more incomplete call attempts are made from the same access line, and where those attempts do not complete because an invalid authorization code(s) was used.

FCC: Federal Communications Commission.

Foreign Exchange Service: Foreign exchange service provides subscribers with the capability of local dialing in a remote exchange via private line services.