(1) “Person” means:
(a) Any natural person, firm, association, county, municipality, corporation, business, trust, or partnership owning, leasing, or operating any facility used in the furnishing of public telecommunications service within this state; and
(b) A cooperative, nonprofit, membership corporation, or limited dividend or mutual association, now or hereafter created, with respect to that part or portion of its operations devoted to the furnishing of telecommunications service within this state.
(2) “Territory” means any area, whether within or without the boundaries of a municipality.