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IN TELECOMMUNATIONS, A CUSTOMER-PREMISES EQUIPMENT OR CUSTOMER-PROVIDED EQUIPMENT (CPE) IS ANY TERMINAL AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT LOCATED AT A SUBSCRIBER’S PREMISES AND CONNECTED WITH A CARRIER’S TELECOMMUNATION CIRCUT AT THE DEMARCATION POINT ("DEMARC"). THE DEMARC IS A POINT ESTABLISHED IN A BUILDING OR COMPLEX TO SEPARATE CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT FROM THE EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN EITHER THE DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE OR CENTRAL OFFICE OF THE COMMUNATION SERVICE PROVIDER. CPE GENERALLY REFERS TO DEVICES SUCH AS TELEPHONE, ROUTERS, NETWORK SWITCHES, RESIDENTIAL GATEWAYS (RG), SET UP BOXES, FIXED MOBLIE CONVERGENCE PRODUCTS, HOME NETWORKING ADAPTERS AND INTERNET ACCESS GATEWAYS THAT ENABLE CONSUMERS TO ACCESS PROVIDERS' COMMUNICATION SERVICES AND DISTRIBUTE THEM IN A RESIDENCE OR ENTERPRISE WITH A LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN).