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access charges


Fees charged to telephone customers designed to recover the costs borne by the local network to provide local and long distance services to end users.
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affiliate


A company or person directly or indirectly controlled by, or sharing the same owner, as another company.
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aggregator


A buying group/organization that negotiates prices for a group of customers or a company that purchases a product, such as energy, in bulk for resale to retail customers.
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base rate


The rate public gas and electric utilities charge customers for the cost of providing service, plus a profit. State regulators set base rates.
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collocation


The ability of a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) to connect its facilities to facilities owned by an incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC).
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competition


When two or more entities sell similar products/services in the same consumer market. For example, more than one company sells energy and supply to New Jersey consumers in some service areas.
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competitive billing


A provision of an electric or gas choice program that would permit customers to select the billing company for their electricity or gas service.
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cramming


A fraud in which telephone companies charge customers for products or services such as voice mail that the customer never ordered and may not have received.
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customer choice


The ability of electricity and natural gas customers to shop, compare prices, and choose the company that generates or supplies their electricity and natural gas. Their utility continues to provide de [..]
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