North Dakota § 54-44.8-01 Definitions

North Dakota Statutes

§ 54-44.8-01 — Definitions

North Dakota § 54-44.8-01

Title 54State Government

Ch. 54-44.8Communications-Impaired Telecommunications Services

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N.D. Cent. Code § 54-44.8-01 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1."Administrator" means the individual employed by the chief information officer of the state to oversee administration of the program.

2."Commission" means the public service commission.

3."Communications impaired" means the condition of an individual who is deaf, hearing impaired, speech impaired, or mobility impaired so as to be unable to use a telephone readily purchased from a retail store.

4."Department" means the information technology department.

5."Disadvantaged" means residing in a household that has a median income not more than the applicable median income in this state, except the term includes residing in a household that has a median income not more than one hundred fifty percent of the applicable median in

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Administrator" means the individual employed by the chief information officer of the
state to oversee administration of the program.
2. "Commission" means the public service commission.
3. "Communications impaired" means the condition of an individual who is deaf, hearing
impaired, speech impaired, or mobility impaired so as to be unable to use a telephone
readily purchased from a retail store.
4. "Department" means the information technology department.
5. "Disadvantaged" means residing in a household that has a median income not more
than the applicable median income in this state, except the term includes residing in a
household that has a median income not more than one hundred fifty percent of the
applicable median income in this state if the resident is deaf.
6. "Local exchange company" means a telecommunications company that provides
telephone access lines to members of the general public who are its customers.
7. "Program" means the program established under section 54-44.8-03.
8. "Radio communications access" means the radio access between a customer of a
radio communications service provider and the provider.
9. "Radio communications service provider" means a telecommunications company that
provides radio communication service or cellular service to members of the general
public who are its customers.
10. "Specialized telecommunications equipment" means a dedicated telecommunications
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 may include telecommunications devices for the deaf, amplifiers,
and signaling devices. Specialized telecommunications equipment provided under this
chapter to an individual may not exceed two thousand dollars in total cost per device.
11. "Telecommunications relay service" means a statewide service through which a
communications-impaired individual, using specialized telecommunications equipment,
may send and receive messages to and from a noncommunications-impaired
individual whose telephone is not equipped with specialized telecommunications
equipment and through which a noncommunications-impaired individual, by using
voice communication, may send and receive messages to and from a
communications-impaired individual.
12. "Telephone access line" means the facilities between a serving central office and the
customer of a local exchange company which are required to provide access to the
local and toll network.