Oklahoma § 17-140.1 - Definitions

§ 17-140.1. Definitions

As used in this act:

1. "Person" means a natural person, corporation, trust,

partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, or any

other legal entity;

2. "Pay-per-call service" means any passive, interactive,

polling, conference or other similar audiotext service that is

provided for a charge to a caller through an exclusive telephone

number prefix or service access code;

3. "Information provider" means the person who provides the

information, prerecorded message, or interactive program for the

information delivery service. The information provider generally

receives a portion of the revenue from the calls. This service does

not include the medium for advertising information delivery service;

4. "Interactive program" means a pay-per-call program that

allows callers to choose between options or to communicate with

other callers;

5. "Sponsor" means an individual, corporation, association,

partnership or other entity that sells a pay-per-call service and on

whose behalf charges are billed, but shall not include a public

utility regulated by the state or the Federal Communications

Commission or an interexchange carrier which provides transport or

billing and collection services for a pay-per-call service unless

the public utility or interexchange carrier actually produces or

promotes the pay-per-call service;

6. "Subscriber" means a customer of a local or long distance

telephone service from which a pay-per-call service is accessed;

7. "Interexchange carrier" means an interexchange

telecommunications company providing service within the state;

8. "Local exchange company" means a local exchange telephone

company providing service within the state; and

9. "Adult entertainment" means any pay-per-call service that

contains explicit references to conduct of a sexual nature in a

manner designed to arouse an immoderate or unwholesome interest or

desire.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 180, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.