{"data":{"id":"us-mt/69-4-1001","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"69-4-1001","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Advanced metering gateway device\" means any electric utility meter component or device ancillary to the electric utility meter that is located at an end-user's residence or business and is equipped and programmed to communicate with electrical appliances, electrical equipment, or electrical devices within the end-user's residence or business or that is capable of estimating and recording electrical energy usage by types of appliances, electrical equipment, or electrical devices.\n(2) \"Advanced metering device\" or \"advanced meter\" means a meter or metering device that is owned or leased by a utility or the utility's agent and that:\n(a) measures, records, or sends a customer's utility usage or other data by use of radio waves or internet technology; and\n(b) allows for two-way communication between the meter and the utility or its agent.\n(3) \"Utility\" means a public utility regulated by the public service commission pursuant to Title 69, chapter 3.","path":["TITLE 69. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 4. UTILITY LINES AND FACILITIES","Part 10. Requirements for Use of Advanced Metering Devices"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0690/chapter_0040/part_0100/section_0010/0690-0040-0100-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:17Z","sha256":"3fe59956dc583a143abeef72dc276e68b5b10848047b711930aed59d5392a7f3","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/69-4-604","next":"us-mt/69-4-1002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}