Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7102

As used in this Part, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]

1. Emergency. “Emergency” means a situation in which property or human or animal life is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.

[PL 1987, c. 490, Pt. C, §15 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7102

Caller-ID: means a service that allows a person who receives a telephone call to know, by means of an appropriate device, the telephone access line identification number or other telephone access line identification information. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7102
Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
Customer: includes any person, government or governmental division which has applied for, been accepted and is currently receiving service from a public utility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
Emergency: means a situation in which property or human or animal life is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7102
Incumbent local exchange carrier: means , with respect to an area, the local exchange carrier that on February 8, 1996 provided telephone exchange service in the area and:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102

Line-item charge: means a discrete charge identified separately on a customer's telephone bill. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7102

Local exchange carrier: means any person that is engaged in the provision of telephone exchange service or exchange access. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102

Party line: means a subscribers' line telephone circuit, consisting of 2 or more main telephone stations connected with the circuit, each station with a distinctive ring and telephone number. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7102

Person: includes a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, trust, estate, any other legal entity or natural person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102

price cap ILEC: means an incumbent local exchange carrier that agreed to accept Connect America Fund Phase II support pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission's Report and Order released on December 18, 2014, in In the Matter of Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7102

Public telephone: means a telephone made available for voice message use by members of the transient or general public for compensation, including pay telephones and any telephones provided for the use of lodgers in or patrons of hotels, motels, hospitals, medical and convalescent care facilities, academic institutions, transportation terminals, government offices, public buildings, restaurants or other places of public accommodation or prisons and other confinement facilities. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7102

Telephone utility: includes every person, its lessees, trustees, receivers or trustees appointed by any court, that provides telephone service for compensation inside this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102

1-A. Caller-ID. “Caller-ID” means a service that allows a person who receives a telephone call to know, by means of an appropriate device, the telephone access line identification number or other telephone access line identification information. “Caller-ID” does not include the following:

A. An identification service that is used within the same limited system, including but not limited to a private branch exchange, or PBX, system or a Centrex system; [PL 1991, c. 654, §2 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 654, §5 (AFF).]

B. An identification service provided in connection with toll-free, or “800” access code, telephone service or a similar telephone service; [PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. C, §6 (AMD).]

C. An identification service that provides billing information to another telephone utility or to others providing service to a customer; [PL 1991, c. 654, §2 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 654, §5 (AFF).]

D. An identification service that is used on a public agency’s emergency telephone line or on the line that receives the 9-1-1 or primary emergency telephone number; and [PL 1991, c. 654, §2 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 654, §5 (AFF).]

E. An identification service provided in connection with legally sanctioned call tracing or tapping procedures. [PL 1991, c. 654, §2 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 654, §5 (AFF).]

[PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. C, §6 (AMD).]

1-B. Line-item charge. “Line-item charge” means a discrete charge identified separately on a customer’s telephone bill.

[PL 2009, c. 36, §1 (NEW).]

2. Party line. “Party line” means a subscribers’ line telephone circuit, consisting of 2 or more main telephone stations connected with the circuit, each station with a distinctive ring and telephone number.

[PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]

3. Public telephone. “Public telephone” means a telephone made available for voice message use by members of the transient or general public for compensation, including pay telephones and any telephones provided for the use of lodgers in or patrons of hotels, motels, hospitals, medical and convalescent care facilities, academic institutions, transportation terminals, government offices, public buildings, restaurants or other places of public accommodation or prisons and other confinement facilities.

[PL 1989, c. 651, §1 (NEW).]

4. Prepaid wireless telecommunications service. “Prepaid wireless telecommunications service” has the same meaning as in Title 25, section 2921, subsection 13.