§ 65-4-501 Part definitions
§ 65-4-502 Unsolicited facsimile advertisements prohibited – Information required on transmissions
§ 65-4-503 Implementation
§ 65-4-504 Commission – Penalties – Investigations – Notice and hearing
§ 65-4-505 Remedies – Construction
§ 65-4-506 Violations

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 65 > Chapter 4 > Part 5 - Unsolicited Facsimiles

  • authorized: means six (6) months after granting of the construction permit by the federal communications commission to the second entity or when the second entity begins offering service in the same cellular geographical area, whichever should first occur. See Tennessee Code 65-4-101
  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Commission: means the Tennessee public utility commission. See Tennessee Code 65-4-501
  • 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.
  • facsimile: means :
    (A) Every process in which electronic signals are transmitted by telephone lines for conversion into written text or other graphic images. See Tennessee Code 65-4-501
  • 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.
  • Local exchange company: includes telecommunications service providers as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 65-4-501
  • Parent: means a company owning more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting shares, or otherwise a controlling interest, of another company. See Tennessee Code 65-4-501
  • 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.
  • Person: means a natural person, individual, partnership, trust, estate, incorporated or unincorporated association, any corporation, parent, subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or any other legal or commercial entity however organized and wherever located. See Tennessee Code 65-4-501
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Public utility: includes a wind energy facility, as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 65-4-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Subsidiary: means a corporation with more than fifty percent (50%) of its outstanding voting shares being owned by its parent or the parent's other subsidiaries. See Tennessee Code 65-4-501
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105