II. Jurisdiction

Pacific Bell is a public utility telephone corporation, as defined in Pub. Util. Code § 234, subject to the jurisdiction of this Commission. Pacific Bell filed applications for authority to re-categorize certain Centrex, Toll-Free (8XX), and Business Local Toll services from Category II to Category III services, pursuant to Commission D.89-10-031¹ and Rule 42 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (Commission's Rules).

The Centrex services which Pacific Bell seeks to re-categorize are Basic Centrex Line, Basic Features, Optional Station Features, Optional System Features, and other associated Centrex features and services including Station Message Detail Recording, Call Center Manager, Uniform Call Distribution, and Integrated Services Digital Network.