Sec.  69.703   Definitions.

   For purposes of this subpart:

   (a) Channel terminations. (1) A channel termination between an IXC POP and a
   serving wire center is a dedicated channel connecting an IXC POP and a
   serving  wire  center, offered for purposes of carrying special access
   traffic.

   (2) A channel termination between a LEC end office and a customer premises
   is a dedicated channel connecting a LEC end office and a customer premises,
   offered for purposes of carrying special access traffic.

   (b) Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). This term shall have the definition
   provided in  Sec. 22.909(a) of this chapter.

   (c)  Interexchange  Carrier  Point of Presence (IXC POP). The point of
   interconnection between an interexchange carrier's network and a local
   exchange carrier's network.

   (d) Wire center. For purposes of this subpart, the term “wire center” shall
   refer to any location at which an incumbent LEC is required to provide
   expanded interconnection for special access pursuant to  Sec. 64.1401(a) of this
   chapter, and any location at which an incumbent LEC is required to provide
   expanded interconnection for switched transport pursuant to  Sec. 64.1401(b)(1)
   of this chapter.

   (e) Study area. A common carrier's entire service area within a state.