53-19-302. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:
     (1) "Committee" means the committee on telecommunications services for the handicapped established in 2-15-2212.
     (2) "Dual-party relay system" means a service that permits full and simultaneous communication between those using telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD) and those using conventional telephone equipment.
     (3) "Handicapped" means the condition of a person who is blind, deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired.
     (4) "Local exchange company" means a telecommunications company that provides telephone access lines to members of the general public who are its customers.
     (5) "Program" means the program established in 53-19-306.
     (6) "Specialized telecommunications equipment" means any telecommunications device that enables or assists a person who is handicapped to communicate with others by means of the conventional telephone network. The term includes but is not limited to telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD), amplifiers, signaling devices, puff-blow devices, electronic artificial larynx devices, and telebraille.
     (7) "Telephone access line" means the telephone exchange access line or channel that provides access from the premises of a customer of a local exchange company to the telecommunications network to effect the transfer of information.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 669, L. 1989.