Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§5714 Definitions

Title 15 › CHAPTER 83 — TELEPHONE DISCLOSURE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION › SUBCHAPTER I — REGULATION OF UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES IN CONNECTION WITH PAY-PER-CALL SERVICES › § 5714

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in this part. Pay-per-call services: phone lines you pay to hear audio information or entertainment; the Federal Trade Commission can expand this meaning to similar audio services if it finds they can be used in unfair or deceptive ways. Attorney general: the chief lawyer of a State. State: any U.S. State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, or any U.S. territory or possession. Commission: the Federal Trade Commission.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §5714

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For purposes of this subchapter:

(1)The term “pay-per-call services” has the meaning provided in section 228(i) of title 47, except that the Commission by rule may, notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 228(i)(1) of title 47, extend such definition to other similar services providing audio information or audio entertainment if the Commission determines that such services are susceptible to the unfair and deceptive practices that are prohibited by the rules prescribed pursuant to section 5711(a) of this title.

(2)The term “attorney general” means the chief legal officer of a State.

(3)The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States.

(4)The term “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission.

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Amendments

1996—Par. (1). Pub. L. 104–104 amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “The term ‘pay-per-call services’ has the meaning provided in section 228 of title 47.”

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15 U.S.C. § 5714

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102