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§ 140.1. Definitions

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 17. Corporation Commission

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 17. Corporation Commission (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 6. Telecommunications (Refs & Annos)
Pay-Per-Call Services
17 Okl.St.Ann. § 140.1
§ 140.1. Definitions
As used in this act:1
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 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; and
9. “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.

Credits

Laws 1992, c. 180, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.

Footnotes

Title 17, § 140.1 et seq.
17 Okl. St. Ann. § 140.1, OK ST T. 17 § 140.1
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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