Wyoming § 16-9-201 Definitions

Wyoming Statutes

§ 16-9-201 — Definitions

Wyoming § 16-9-201

Title 16City, County, State and Local Powers

Ch. 9TELEPHONE SERVICE

Art. 2TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS IMPAIRED

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 16-9-201 (2026).

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(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 compan

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(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.