§124 Definitions

Summary

Sets clear meanings for words used in sections 116 through 126. Charges for mobile telecommunications services is any fee billed to a customer by their home provider for commercial mobile radio service or related add-on services, no matter where individual calls start or end. Customer is the person or business that has the contract, or the end user when deciding the main place of use; it does not include resellers or serving carriers. Designated database provider is a corporation, association, or other group that represents a State’s local governments and provides the required electronic database if the State does not, and is approved by the State’s municipal and county groups. Enhanced zip code is a U.S. ZIP code with nine or more digits. Home service provider is the carrier or reseller the customer contracts with. Licensed service area is the geographic area the provider is allowed to serve. Mobile telecommunications service is commercial mobile radio service as defined in 47 C.F.R. §20.3 on June 1, 1999. Place of primary use is the street address where the customer mainly uses the service (home or main business) and it must be inside the provider’s licensed area. Prepaid telephone calling service is the right to buy only telecom services paid in advance that let you start calls with an access number or code, where the provider always knows how much prepaid service remains. Reseller buys telecom services from another provider and resells or integrates them (but not a serving carrier). Serving carrier is a facilities-based carrier serving a customer outside the home provider’s or reseller’s licensed area. Taxing jurisdiction is any State, the District of Columbia, U.S. territory or possession, city, county, township, parish, transportation district, assessment area, or other political subdivision within the United States that can impose a tax, charge, or fee.