The definition applies to terminals. The FCC routinely uses the term to refer to terminals, e.g. [0] Also, in the same paragraph, you can read that they explic

The definition applies to terminals. The FCC routinely uses the term to refer to terminals, e.g. [0] Also, in the same paragraph, you can read that they explicitly mention “video surveillance services” as telecommunications equipment, which are terminals as well. [0] https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-90-133A1.pdf https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-90-133A1.pdf