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FCC 64.2003
Revised as of October 2, 2015
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§ 64.2003   Definitions.

   (a)  Account information. “Account information” is information that is
   specifically connected to the customer's service relationship with the
   carrier,  including  such things as an account number or any component
   thereof, the telephone number associated with the account, or the bill's
   amount.

   (b) Address of record. An “address of record,” whether postal or electronic,
   is an address that the carrier has associated with the customer's account
   for at least 30 days.

   (c) Affiliate. The term “affiliate” has the same meaning given such term in
   section  3(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
   153(1).

   (d)  Call  detail  information.  Any  information that pertains to the
   transmission of specific telephone calls, including, for outbound calls, the
   number called, and the time, location, or duration of any call and, for
   inbound calls, the number from which the call was placed, and the time,
   location, or duration of any call.

   (e)  Communications-related services. The term “communications-related
   services” means telecommunications services, information services typically
   provided  by  telecommunications carriers, and services related to the
   provision or maintenance of customer premises equipment.

   (f) Customer. A customer of a telecommunications carrier is a person or
   entity  to which the telecommunications carrier is currently providing
   service.

   (g) Customer proprietary network information (CPNI). The term “customer
   proprietary network information (CPNI)” has the same meaning given to such
   term in section 222(h)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47
   U.S.C. 222(h)(1).

   (h) Customer premises equipment (CPE). The term “customer premises equipment
   (CPE)” has the same meaning given to such term in section 3(14) of the
   Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 153(14).

   (i) Information services typically provided by telecommunications carriers.
   The phrase “information services typically provided by telecommunications
   carriers” means only those information services (as defined in section 3(20)
   of the Communication Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 153(20)) that are
   typically provided by telecommunications carriers, such as Internet access
   or voice mail services. Such phrase “information services typically provided
   by telecommunications carriers,” as used in this subpart, shall not include
   retail consumer services provided using Internet Web sites (such as travel
   reservation services or mortgage lending services), whether or not such
   services may otherwise be considered to be information services.

   (j) Local exchange carrier (LEC). The term “local exchange carrier (LEC)”
   has  the  same  meaning  given  to  such  term in section 3(26) of the
   Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 153(26).

   (k) Opt-in approval. The term “opt-in approval” refers to a method for
   obtaining  customer  consent to use, disclose, or permit access to the
   customer's CPNI. This approval method requires that the carrier obtain from
   the customer affirmative, express consent allowing the requested CPNI usage,
   disclosure,  or  access  after  the  customer  is provided appropriate
   notification of the carrier's request consistent with the requirements set
   forth in this subpart.

   (l) Opt-out approval. The term “opt-out approval” refers to a method for
   obtaining  customer  consent to use, disclose, or permit access to the
   customer's CPNI. Under this approval method, a customer is deemed to have
   consented to the use, disclosure, or access to the customer's CPNI if the
   customer has failed to object thereto within the waiting period described in
   § 64.2008(d)(1) after the customer is provided appropriate notification of
   the carrier's request for consent consistent with the rules in this subpart.

   (m)  Readily  available  biographical  information. “Readily available
   biographical information” is information drawn from the customer's life
   history and includes such things as the customer's social security number,
   or the last four digits of that number; mother's maiden name; home address;
   or date of birth.

   (n) Subscriber list information (SLI). The term “subscriber list information
   (SLI)” has the same meaning given to such term in section 222(h)(3) of the
   Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 222(h)(3).

   (o) Telecommunications carrier or carrier. The terms “telecommunications
   carrier” or “carrier” shall have the same meaning as set forth in section
   3(44) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 153(44). For
   the purposes of this subpart, the term “telecommunications carrier” or
   “carrier” shall include an entity that provides interconnected VoIP service,
   as that term is defined in section 9.3 of these rules.

   (p) Telecommunications service. The term “telecommunications service” has
   the same meaning given to such term in section 3(46) of the Communications
   Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 153(46).

   (q) Telephone number of record. The telephone number associated with the
   underlying  service, not the telephone number supplied as a customer's
   “contact information.”

   (r) Valid photo ID. A “valid photo ID” is a government-issued means of
   personal  identification with a photograph such as a driver's license,
   passport, or comparable ID that is not expired.

   [ 72 FR 31961 , June 8, 2007]

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