§ 8-1-2.8-1 “ADA”
§ 8-1-2.8-2 “Commission”
§ 8-1-2.8-3 “Dual party relay services”
§ 8-1-2.8-4 “FCC”
§ 8-1-2.8-5 “Deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired person”
§ 8-1-2.8-6 “Indiana Telephone Relay Access Corporation for the Hearing and Speech Impaired”
§ 8-1-2.8-7 “Local exchange access service”
§ 8-1-2.8-8 “Local exchange company”
§ 8-1-2.8-9 “Telephone company”
§ 8-1-2.8-10 Findings and declarations
§ 8-1-2.8-11 Residential and business lines; surcharge
§ 8-1-2.8-12 Adjustment of surcharge
§ 8-1-2.8-13 Approval of surcharge adjustment
§ 8-1-2.8-14 Monthly bill; collection of surcharge
§ 8-1-2.8-15 Accounting and recovery of costs
§ 8-1-2.8-16 Exemption from taxes and fees
§ 8-1-2.8-17 Payments of surcharge
§ 8-1-2.8-18 Articles of incorporation
§ 8-1-2.8-19 Articles of incorporation; additional provisions
§ 8-1-2.8-20 Actions in pursuit of purposes
§ 8-1-2.8-21 Duties of InTRAC
§ 8-1-2.8-22 Use of InTRAC services by nonmembers
§ 8-1-2.8-23 Exemption of InTRAC from commission jurisdiction; affiliated interests
§ 8-1-2.8-24 Charitable purposes; exemptions
§ 8-1-2.8-25 Immunity from civil liability

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 8 > Article 1 > Chapter 2.8 - Dual Party Relay Services for Persons Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Speech Impaired

  • ADA: refers to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (47 U. See Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-1
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • dual party relay services: means telecommunications transmission services that provide the ability for a person who has a hearing impairment or speech impairment to engage in communication with a hearing person in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of an individual who does not have a hearing impairment or speech impairment to communicate using voice communication services. See Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-3
  • FCC: refers to the Federal Communications Commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-4
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • InTRAC: means a corporation formed under Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-6
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • LEC: refers to any communications service provider (as defined in Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-8
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • telephone company: means :

    Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-9

  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5