Colorado § 40-17-101 - Definitions.
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§ 40-17-101. Definitions.
As used in this article 17, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commission" means the public utilities commission created in section 40-2-101.
(2) "Consumer" means a person who purchases prepaid wireless telecommunications service in a retail transaction.
(3) "Department" means the department of revenue.
(4) "Enterprise" means the communication services for people with disabilities enterprise created in section 26-21-103.5.
(5) "Prepaid telephone disability access charge" or "charge" means the charge imposed by the communication services for people with disabilities enterprise pursuant to section 26-21-103.5 (1)(a)(III).
(5.5) "Prepaid wireless telecommunications service" has the meaning set forth in section 29-11-101 (21).
(6) "Retail transaction" means the purchase of prepaid wireless telecommunications service from a seller for any purpose other than resale.
(7) "Seller" means a person that sells prepaid wireless telecommunications services to another person.
(8) "Service supplier" means a person providing voice telephone access lines to any service user in the state, either directly or by resale.
(9) "Service user" means a person that is provided a voice telephone access line in the state.
(9.5) "Telecommunications service" has the meaning set forth in section 40-15-102 (29).
(10) "Telephone access line" means a voice grade channel or its equivalent assigned to a residential or commercial end user customer by a service supplier, regardless of the technology used to provide the service.
(11) "Telephone disability access surcharge" or "surcharge" means the surcharge imposed by the communication services for people with disabilities enterprise pursuant to section 26-21-103.5 (1)(a)(II).
Source: L. 2025: Entire article R&RE, (HB 25-1154), ch. 230, p. 1078, § 15, effective May 22. L. 2026: (5.5) and (9.5) added, (HB 26-1115), ch. 17, p. 83, § 7, effective March 26.
Editor's note: Prior to its repeal and reenactment in 2025, this section was similar to former § 40-17-101 as it existed prior to 1992.
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