As used in this article, the terms "local exchange company," "telecommunications company," and "telecommunications services" shall have the same meaning as provided in Code Section 46-5-162; the term "local exchange carrier" shall have the same meaning as "local exchange company"; and the term "long distance service" shall include interexchange inter-LATA telecommunications service and interexchange intra-LATA telecommunications service.
(Code 1981, §46-5-181, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1.)