16-9-201. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:

(i) "Access line" means the facility that allows the customer of a local exchange company or radio communications service provider to access the local or toll network with the exception of dedicated facilities such as a private line;

(ii) "Committee" means the committee on telecommunications services for the communications impaired established by W.S. 16-9-202;

(iii) "Communications impaired" means hearing impaired or speech impaired individuals as defined by the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, Title IV, Section 401;

(iv) "Division" means the division of vocational rehabilitation within the department of workforce services;

(v) "Local exchange company" means a telecommunications company that provides telephone access lines to members of the general public who are its customers;

(vi) "Message relay system" means a statewide service through which a communications impaired person, using specialized telecommunications equipment, may send and receive messages to and from a noncommunications impaired person whose telephone is not equipped with specialized telecommunications equipment and through which a noncommunications impaired person may, by using voice communication, send and receive messages to and from a communications impaired person;

(vii) "Program" means the program established by W.S. 16-9-205;

(viii) "Radio communications service provider" means a telecommunications company that provides radio communication service, radio paging or cellular service to members of the general public who are its customers;

(ix) "Specialized telecommunications equipment" means a device that, when connected to a telephone, enables or assists a person who is communications impaired to communicate with another person utilizing the telephone network. The term most commonly refers, but is not limited to, telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDDs);

(x) "This act" means W.S. 16-9-201 through 16-9-210.