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| Rate Element - - A recurring fixed charge for IEC or
LEC service at the lowest level. A local loop may have multiple rate elements
associated with it, which make up the fixed portion of the monthly bill. For
example: Local Access, Local Mileage, Entrance facilities, Channel Termination,
Interexchange, etc. |
| Rates and Tariffs - - Standards published by AT&T,
OCCs,LECs, and IECs that define service availability, cost and provisioning
procedures. |
| Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) - - Protocol that
improves Internet telephone calls by adding special information to the voice
data packets to help programs reassemble them more efficiently. |
| RBOC - - Regional Bell Operating Company. Bell
operating companies set up after the AT&T divestiture. |
| Rebiller - - See Reseller |
| Recharge Code - - A set of numbers on a calling card
used to add additional funds, usually the last several digits of a PIN. |
| Rechargeable Phone Card - - A calling card used which
can be refilled with units by the addition of funds to the calling card account
without the purchase of a new card or a new PIN. |
| Reuseable Phone Card - - A calling card used which can
be refilled with units by the addition of funds to the calling card account
without the purchase of a new card or a new PIN. |
| Regional Bell Operating Companies - RBOC - - One of the
seven "Baby Bell" Companies created by the 1982 Modified Final Judgement that
specified the terms of the AT&T Divestiture. The seven RHCs include: NYNEX,
Bell Atlantic, Bell South, Southwestern Bell, U.S. West, Pacific Telesis, and
Ameritech. "RBOC" is sometimes used informally to refer to the Regional Holding
Companies defined in the 1982 MFJ. (See Bell Operating Companies - There are 19
BOCs). |
| Regulators - - FCC, PUC, Federal Courts (e.g. MFJ),
etc. |
| Reseller - Also known as Rebiller - - A long-distance
carrier (IEC) that does not own a network, but leases bulk capacity and resells
portions of it at a higher rate. |
| Residential Customer - - An individual (non-business)
telephone system subscriber. |
| Responsible Organization - R/O - Resporg - - With 800
Portability, the Number Administration Service Center (NASC) allows the RespOrg
to make changes such as carrier, termination, 800 call routing (by time of day,
location.) A Letter Of Agency (LOA) must be on file to change the RespOrg for
each customer/account. |
| Router - - Switching device that that directs traffic
through the Internet. |