Okla. Stat. tit. 17, § 17-140.1
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Definitions
Official statutory text
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.
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.
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