2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services
Chapter 518a - Emergency Telecommunications
Section 28-30b - Definitions.

As used in sections 28-30a, 28-30b, 28-30d and 28-30e:

(1) “Consumer” means a person who purchases prepaid wireless telecommunications service in a retail transaction.

(2) “Prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee” means the charge that any seller collects from a consumer in an amount established by section 28-30e.

(3) “Prepaid wireless telecommunications service” means a wireless telephone service that a consumer pays for in advance, that allows the consumer to access the E 9-1-1 system by dialing 9-1-1, and that is sold in predetermined units or dollars and such units or dollars decline with use.

(4) “Provider” means any person who provides prepaid wireless telecommunications service pursuant to a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission.

(5) “Retail transaction” means a purchase of prepaid wireless telecommunications service from a seller for any purpose other than resale.

(6) “Seller” means a person who sells prepaid wireless telecommunications service to a consumer.

(7) “Voice over Internet protocol service” or “VOIP” means a service that has the following characteristics: (A) Enables real-time, two-way voice communication; (B) requires a broadband connection from the users’ locations; (C) requires IP-compatible customer premises equipment; and (D) allows subscribers generally to receive calls that originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate calls on the public switched telephone.

(8) “Voice over Internet protocol service provider” or “VOIP service provider” means a company that provides VOIP telephone service.

(9) “Wireless telecommunications service” means commercial mobile radio service, as defined in 47 CFR Section 20.3, as from time to time amended.

(P.A. 07-106, S. 1; P.A. 12-153, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 07-106 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 12-153 replaced definition of “active prepaid wireless telephone service” with definition of “consumer” in Subdiv. (1), added new Subdiv. (2) defining “prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee”, redesignated existing Subdiv. (2) as Subdiv. (3) and amended same to replace definition of “prepaid wireless telephone service” with definition of “prepaid wireless telecommunications service”, deleted former Subdiv. (3) re definition of “mobile telephone number”, added new Subdiv. (4) defining “provider”, new Subdiv. (5) defining “retail transaction” and Subdiv. (6) defining “seller”, redesignated existing Subdivs. (4) and (5) as Subdivs. (7) and (8), added Subdiv. (9) defining “wireless telecommunications service”, and made a technical change, effective January 1, 2013.