NECA (National Exchange Carrier Association)

A not-for-profit organization of U.S. incumbent

local exchange carriers (ILECs), NECA administers the FCC’s access charge plan that determines the fees that interexchange carriers (IXCs) pay ILECs to complete calls. NECA also administers the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) fund that supports telecommunications services for individuals who are speech and/or hearing impaired. The subsidiary Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) administers programs that provide support for ILEC companies in high-cost areas, assistance for low income subscribers, discounts for telecommunications service to schools and libraries, and discounts to rural health care providers. See also FCC, ILEC, IXC, TRS, and USAC.

• PSK (Phase-Shift Keying)
• PSP (Payphone Service Provider)
• PSQM (Perceptual Speech Quality Measurement)
• PSQM+ (Perceptual Speech Quality Measurement plus)
• PSS1 (Private Signaling System No. 1)
• PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)
• PSTS (Public Switched Telephone System)
• PTE (Path Terminating Equipment)
• PTI (Payload Type Indicator)
• PTT
• PTT
• public data network (PDN)
• public domain
• public IP address
• public key encryption
• public key infrastructure (PKI)
• Public Safety Access Point (PSAP)
• Public Service Commission (PSC)
• public switched telephone network (PSTN)
• public switched telephone system (PSTS)
• Public UNI (Public User Network Interface)
• Public Utility Commission (PUC)
• PUC (Public Utility Commission)
• pull
• pulse