telephone exchange service
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
“Telephone exchange service” means service within a telephone exchange, or within a connected system of telephone exchanges within the same exchange area operated to furnish to subscribers intercommunicating service of the character ordinarily furnished by a single exchange, and which is covered by the exchange service charge.
Source
- 1994–199647 U.S.C. § 153Telecommunications · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “telephone exchange service” has the meaning given that term under section 153 of title 47.
Source
- 2015–present50 U.S.C. § 3956War and National Defense · Termination of certain consumer contracts · for purposes of this section
The term “telephone exchange service” means (A) service within a telephone exchange, or within a connected system of telephone exchanges within the same exchange area operated to furnish to subscribers intercommunicating service of the character ordinarily furnished by a single exchange, and which is covered by the exchange service charge, or (B) comparable service provided through a system of switches, transmission equipment, or other facilities (or combination thereof) by which a subscriber can originate and terminate a telecommunications service.
Source
- 1996–present47 U.S.C. § 153Telecommunications · Definitions · in this chapter