Section 407-292-2 - DEFINITIONSA.Account balance. "Account balance" is the total amount owed by a customer that has been billed in accordance with this Chapter.B.Amount overdue. "Amount overdue" is the amount that an IXC has billed to a customer and that has not been paid by the due date of the bill or by a date otherwise agreed upon.C.Applicant. "Applicant" is any person who applies for toll or optional services and who is not a customer of the IXC.D.Bill. "Bill" is a written statement (printed or electronic) from an IXC to a customer that states the amount owed by the customer for the current billing period, the amount overdue, the account balance, late fees and any other charges owed by the customer.E.Billed Account. "Billed account" is an account that is assigned a unique identification number by the IXC for tracking purposes.F.Clear and Conspicuous. "Clear and conspicuous" is that which would be readily apparent to the average customer.G.Commission. "Commission" is the Maine Public Utilities Commission.H.Consumer Assistance Division. "Consumer Assistance Division" is the Consumer Assistance Division of the Maine Public Utilities Commission.I.Customer. "Customer" is a person who has applied for, been accepted and is receiving basic service; intrastate interexchange telecommunications service; interstate telecommunications service; or optional service in this State or has agreed to be billed for the same.J.Dispute. "Dispute" is a grievance of an applicant or customer about an IXC's provision of service, application of Title 35-A, or any Commission rule.K.Due date. "Due date" is the date by which payment must be made and after which the account is considered overdue.L.Interexchange carrier (IXC). An "interexchange carrier" is any person, association, corporation, or other entity that provides intrastate interexchange telecommunications services, including a local exchange carrier, whether or not that entity is a public utility. An interexchange carrier includes an entity that provides services using facilities that it owns, leases, controls, operates or manages, including leased private lines or special access facilities, and an entity that resells switched services provided by other IXCs. An interexchange carrier does not include commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers as defined by federal law.M.Intrastate telecommunication. An "intrastate telecommunication" is a telecommunication that is functionally intrastate, with points of origination and termination within the State, regardless of the actual routing of the communication. In the case of mobile telecommunications services, the points of origination and termination of the communication are assumed to be antenna locations at which the IXC acquires and passes on the end user's signal, unless the location of the end user can be determined.N.New Service Provider. "New service provider" is a service provider that did not bill the customer for service during the service provider's last billing cycle. This definition excludes service providers who bill the customer solely on a per transaction basis.O.Service provider. "Service provider" is any entity that offers a product or service to a customer, the charge for which appears on the bill of the IXC.P.Toll service. "Toll service" is intrastate or interstate interexchange telecommunications service.Q.Toll service provider. "Toll service provider" is any IXC that provides toll service to its customers.65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 292, § 2