1. As used is this act:
"Board" means the Board of Public Utilities.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
"Telecommunications service provider" means any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association, public utility, cooperative association, joint stock association and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, representative, provider of intrastate, interLATA, intraLATA or local exchange telecommunications service to an end-use customer.
"Service for which there are multiple providers" means a service for which customers have the ability to subscribe or select from more than one telecommunications service provider.