Michigan Laws > Chapter 484 > Act 179 of 1991 > Article 1 – General Provisions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 484 > Act 179 of 1991 > Article 1 - General Provisions
- access line: means the medium over which a telecommunication user connects into the local exchange. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
- Access service: means access to a local exchange network for the purpose of enabling a provider to originate or terminate telecommunication services within the local exchange. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
- Accredited association: means an association accredited in accordance with this act. See Michigan Laws 290.702
- Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
- Agricultural commodity: means all perishable fruits and vegetables as defined by the department. See Michigan Laws 290.702
- Association: means a cooperative association of producers or a division thereof, or a federation of cooperative associations of producers, engaged in the marketing, bargaining, shipping, or processing of an agricultural commodity on behalf of its members who are producers of the agricultural commodity. See Michigan Laws 290.702
- bargaining: means the mutual obligation of a handler and an accredited association or their designated representatives to meet at reasonable times and confer and negotiate in good faith. See Michigan Laws 290.713
- Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 290.702
- Educational institution: means a public educational institution or a private non-profit educational institution approved by the department of education to provide a program of primary, secondary, or higher education, a public library, or a nonprofit association or consortium whose primary purpose is education. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
- Energy management services: means a service of a public utility providing electric power, heat, or light for energy use management, energy use control, energy use information, and energy use communication. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
- enhanced services: means the offering of a capability for generating, acquiring, storing, transforming, processing, retrieving, utilizing, or making available information, including energy management services, that is conveyed by telecommunications. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
- Exchange: means 1 or more contiguous central offices and all associated facilities within a geographical area in which basic local exchange service is offered by a provider. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
- Handler: means a person other than an association engaged in the business or practice of any of the following:
(i) Acquiring agricultural commodities from producers or associations for processing or sale. See Michigan Laws 290.702in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q License: means a license issued under this act. See Michigan Laws 484.2102 Local calling area: means a geographic area encompassing 1 or more local communities as described in maps, tariffs, or rate schedules filed with and approved by the commission. See Michigan Laws 484.2102 local exchange service: means the provision of an access line and usage within a local calling area for the transmission of high-quality 2-way interactive switched voice or data communication. See Michigan Laws 484.2102 Loop: means the transmission facility between the network interface on a subscriber's premises and the main distribution frame in the servicing central office. See Michigan Laws 484.2102 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Operator service: means a telecommunication service that includes automatic or live assistance to a person to arrange for completion and billing of a telephone call originating within this state that is specified by the caller through a method other than 1 of the following:
(i) Automatic completion with billing to the telephone from which the call originated. See Michigan Laws 484.2102Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, governmental entity, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 484.2102 provider: means a person that for compensation provides 1 or more telecommunication services. See Michigan Laws 484.2102 Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Public safety system: means a communication system operated by a public entity to provide emergency police, fire, medical, and other first responder services. See Michigan Laws 484.2102 services: includes regulated and unregulated services offered to customers for the transmission of 2-way interactive communication and associated usage. See Michigan Laws 484.2102 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. state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Toll service: means the transmission of 2-way interactive switched communication between local calling areas. See Michigan Laws 484.2102