2022 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 28 - Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services
Chapter 518a - Emergency Telecommunications
Section 28-30b. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Definitions.

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

(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 fee that a 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 or otherwise accessing the digits “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; P.A. 13-32, S. 2; P.A. 16-150, S. 13.)

*Note: On and after July 1, 2022, this section, as amended by section 1 of public act 21-70, is to read as follows:

“Sec. 28-30b. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 28-30a, 28-30d, 28-30e and 28-30f:

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

(2) “Marketplace facilitator” has the same meaning as provided in section 12-408e.

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

(4) “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 or otherwise accessing the digits “9-1-1”, and that is sold in predetermined units or dollars and such units or dollars decline with use.

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

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

(7) “Seller” means a person who sells prepaid wireless telecommunications service to a consumer. “Seller” includes a marketplace facilitator that facilitates the sale of prepaid wireless telecommunications service to a consumer.

(8) “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.

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

(10) “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; P.A. 13-32, S. 2; P.A. 16-150, S. 13; P.A. 21-70, 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; P.A. 13-32 made definitions applicable to Sec. 28-30f and redefined “prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee” by replacing “the charge that any seller” with “the fee that a seller” in Subdiv. (2), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 16-150 amended Subdiv. (3) by redefining “prepaid wireless telecommunications service” by replacing “dialing 9-1-1” with “dialing or otherwise accessing the digits 9-1-1”; P.A. 21-70 added new Subdiv. (2) defining “marketplace facilitator”, redesignated existing Subdivs. (2) to (9) as Subdivs. (3) to (10), redefined “seller” in redesignated Subdiv. (7) and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2022, and applicable to sales occurring on or after July 1, 2022.