§ 17-140-1

As used in this act: 1. 'Person' means a natural person, corporation, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, or any other legal entity;2. 'Pay-per-call service' means any passive, interactive, polling, conference or other similar audiotext service that is provided for a charge to a caller through an exclusive telephone number prefix or service access code;3. 'Information provider' means the person who provides the information, prerecorded message, or interactive program for the information delivery service. The information provider generally receives a portion of the revenue from the calls. This service does not include the medium for advertising information delivery service;4. 'Interactive program' means a pay-per-call program that allows callers to choose between options or to communicate with other callers;5. 'Sponsor' means an individual, corporation, association, partnership or other entity that sells a pay-per-call service and on whose behalf charges are billed, but shall not include a public utility regulated by the state or the Federal Communications Commission or an interexchange carrier which provides transport or billing and collection services

billed, but shall not include a public utility regulated by the state or the Federal Communications Commission or an interexchange carrier which provides transport or billing and collection services for a pay-per-call service unless the public utility or interexchange carrier actually produces or promotes the pay-per-call service;6. 'Subscriber' means a customer of a local or long distance telephone service from which a pay-per-call service is accessed;7. 'Interexchange carrier' means an interexchange telecommunications company providing service within the state;8. 'Local exchange company' means a local exchange telephone company providing service within the state; and9. 'Adult entertainment' means any pay-per-call service that contains explicit references to conduct of a sexual nature in a manner designed to arouse an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire.Added by Laws 1992, c. 180, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.