§ 51-34-01 — Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Customer" means the person who subscribes to telephone service from a telephone
company or in whose name such telephone service is listed and to whom the
telephone record pertains.
2. "Procure" in regard to a telephone record means to obtain by any means, whether
electronically, in writing, or in oral form, with or without consideration.
3. "Telephone" means any device used by a person for voice or other electronic
communications, in connection with the services of a telephone company, whether
such voice or other electronic communications are transmitted in analog, data, or any
other form.
4. "Telephone company" means any person that provides commercial telephone services
to a customer, regardless of the communications technology used to provide such
service, including traditional wireline or cable telephone service; cellular, broadband
PCS, or other wireless telephone service; microwave, satellite, or other terrestrial
telephone service; and voice over internet telephone service.
5. "Telephone record" means information retained by a telephone company that relates to
the telephone number dialed by the customer or other person using the customer's
telephone with such customer's permission, the incoming number of a call directed to
a customer or other person using the customer's telephone with such customer's
permission, or other data related to such call typically contained on a customer's
telephone bill, including the times the call started and ended, the duration of the call,
the time the call was made, and any charges applied. A telephone record does not
include information collected and retained by a customer utilizing caller identification or
similar technology or include a carrier network record.