Indiana Code > Title 8 > Article 1 > Chapter 2.6 – Competition in the Provision of Telephone Services
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- basic telecommunications service: means stand alone telephone exchange service (as defined in Indiana Code 8-1-2.6-0.1
- commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- nonbasic telecommunications service: means retail telecommunications service other than:
Indiana Code 8-1-2.6-0.3
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- provider: means a person or an entity that offers basic or nonbasic telecommunications service. See Indiana Code 8-1-2.6-0.4
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- telecommunications: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 8-1-2.6-0.6
- telecommunications service: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 8-1-2.6-0.7
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5