§ 59.1-429. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
"Board" means the Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or his designee.
"Information provider" means any person providing pay-per-call services.
"Long distance carrier" means any interexchange telephone company providing services within the Commonwealth.
"Pay-per-call service" means any passive, interactive, polling, conference, or other similar audiotext service that is accessed by telephone, through a 900 number exchange or otherwise, and generates a service-related fee billed to a telephone customer.
"Telephone company" means a certificated local exchange telephone company which owns, manages, or controls any plant or equipment or any part of a plant or equipment within the Commonwealth for the conveyance of telephone messages, either directly or indirectly.
(1991, cc. 608, 630.)
Sections: 59.1-429 59.1-430 59.1-431 59.1-432 59.1-433 59.1-434 NextLast modified: April 3, 2009