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Tex. Util. Code § 55.101

DEFINITIONS

Known as the Public Utility Regulatory Act

The act spans §§ 11–66 (1,170 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Uresti v. State (2003)

Most recently applied in Uresti v. State (January 2003)

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff

In this subchapter:

(1) "Caller identification information" means any information that may be used to identify the specific originating number or originating location of a wire or electronic communication transmitted by a telephone, including the telephone listing number or the name of the customer from whose telephone a telephone number is dialed.

(2) "Caller identification service" means a service that provides caller identification information to a device that can display the information.

(3) "Per-call blocking" means a telecommunications service that prevents caller identification information from being transmitted to a called party on an individual call when the calling party affirmatively acts to prevent the transmission.

(4) "Per-line blocking" means a telecommunications service that prevents caller identification information from being transmitted to a called party on each call unless the calling party affirmatively acts to permit the transmission.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.