§ 101-35.5 - Definitions.

Consolidated local telecommunication service means local telecommunications service to all Federal agencies located in a building, complex, or geographical area.

Executive agency means any executive department or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government, including any wholly owned Government corporation (see 40 U.S.C. 472(a)).

Federal Telecommunications System (FTS) means the umbrella of local and long distance telecommunications services, including FTS2000 long distance telecommunications services, provided, operated, managed, or maintained by GSA for the common use of all Federal agencies and other authorized users.

Interoperability means the ability of telecommunications resources to provide services to and accept services from other telecommunications resources and to use the services so exchanged to enable them to operate effectively together.

Long distance telephone service means any service or facility purchased with Government funds for completing telephone calls outside of the local service area.

National security and emergency preparedness (NSEP) means those physical, technical, and administrative characteristics of telecommunications systems that will ensure a prescribed level of survivability in times of national or other emergency mission needs of the Government entities that use them.