{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-16-9-201","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 16-9-201","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) As used in this act, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:\n(i) \"Access line\" means the facility that allows the customer of a local exchange company or radio communications service provider to access the local or toll network with the exception of dedicated facilities such as a private line;\n(ii) \"Committee\" means the committee on telecommunications services for the communications impaired established by W.S. 16-9-202;\n(iii) \"Communications impaired\" means hearing impaired or speech impaired individuals as defined by the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, Title IV, Section 401;\n(iv) \"Division\" means the division of vocational rehabilitation within the department of workforce services;\n(v) \"Local exchange company\" means a telecommunications company that provides telephone access lines to members of the general public who are its customers;\n(vi) \"Message relay system\" means a statewide service through which a communications impaired person, using specialized telecommunications equipment, may send and receive messages to and from a noncommunications impaired person whose telephone is not equipped with specialized telecommunications equipment and through which a noncommunications impaired person may, by using voice communication, send and receive messages to and from a communications impaired person;\n(vii) \"Program\" means the program established by W.S. 16-9-205;\n(viii) \"Radio communications service provider\" means a telecommunications company that provides radio communication service, radio paging or cellular service to members of the general public who are its customers;\n(ix) \"Specialized telecommunications equipment\" means a device that, when connected to a telephone, enables or assists a person who is communications impaired to communicate with another person utilizing the telephone network. The term most commonly refers, but is not limited to, telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDDs);\n(x) \"This act\" means W.S. 16-9-201 through 16-9-210.","path":["TITLE 16 - CITY, COUNTY, STATE AND LOCAL POWERS","CHAPTER 9 - TELEPHONE SERVICE","ARTICLE 2 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS IMPAIRED"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title16.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"ff7760c4473a7f66d14393ee428d7d0ae8f164bf006b33579c6b1a700136b13e","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-16-9-113","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-16-9-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}