DEFINITIONS Hearing - a person with binaural hearing impairment of 60% or higher on the basis of the procedure developed by the American Academy of Otolaryngology (A.A.O) as set forth in for Conservation of Hearing in to the “Guide Noise” 38-43, A.A.O., 1973; “guides Evaluation of American Medical Association, 1971. Permanent Impairment” 103-107, Speech - a person with 65% or higher of impairment on the basis of the procedure recommended by the American Medical on Rating of Mental and Association’s Committee Physical Impairment to evaluate speech impairment as to three categories: audibility, intelligibility and functional efficiency, as set forth in to the Evaluation of “Guides 109-III, American Medical Association, 1971. Permanent Impairment” INTERFACE That point on the premises of the subscriber at which provision is made for connection of facilities provided by someone other than the Company to facilities provided by the Company. INTERRUPTION The inability to complete calls, either incoming or outgoing or both, due to Company facilities’ malfunction or human errors. LATA Access and Transport is the area within which the Company provides local and long “Local Area” distance service. Long distance companies provide service for calls to numbers (“intraLATA”) outside the area (“interLATA”). LINK The physical facility from the network interface on an end-user or premises to the point carrier’s of interconnection on the main distribution frame of the central office. Company’s LOCAL CALL A call that, if placed by a customer over the facilities of the Company, is not rated as a toll call. LOCAL CALLING AREA The area, consisting of one or more central office districts, within which a subscriber for exchange service may make telephone calls without a toll charge. LOCAL SERVICE Telephone exchange service within a local calling area.
DEFINITIONS Hearing - a person with binaural hearing impairment of 60% or higher on the basis of the procedure developed by the American Academy of Otolaryngology (A.A.O) as set forth in “Guide for Conservation of Hearing in Noise” 38-43, A.A.O., 1973; “guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment” 103-107, American Medical Association, 1971. Speech - a person with 65% or higher of impairment on the basis of the procedure recommended by the American Medical Association’s Committee on Rating of Mental and Physical Impairment to evaluate speech impairment as to three categories: audibility, intelligibility and functional efficiency, as set forth in “Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment” 109-III, American Medical Association, 1971. INTERFACE That point on the premises of the subscriber at which provision is made for connection of facilities provided by someone other than the Company to facilities provided by the Company. INTERRUPTION The inability to complete calls, either incoming or outgoing or both, due to Company facilities’ malfunction or human errors. LATA “Local Access and Transport Area” is the area within which the Company provides local and long distance (“intraLATA”) service. Long distance companies provide service for calls to numbers outside the area (“interLATA”). LINK The physical facility from the network interface on an end-user or carrier’s premises to the point of interconnection on the main distribution frame of the Company’s central office. LOCAL CALL A call that, if placed by a customer over the facilities of the Company, is not rated as a toll call. LOCAL CALLING AREA The area, consisting of one or more central office districts, within which a subscriber for exchange service may make telephone calls without a toll charge. LOCAL SERVICE Telephone exchange service within a local calling area.