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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Alternate operator services provider<\/span>” means a telecommunications company, other than a local exchange company or interexchange company certificated by the State Corporation Commission or an affiliate or agent of such a company, which provides intrastate long distance operator assisted services where human or automated call intervention is necessary for obtaining billing information from the end-user. However, this exception for local exchange companies and interexchange companies applies only where the rates charged are those of the local exchange company or interexchange company on file with the State Corporation Commission.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” means individual and entity.\n\t\t“Public telephone equipment provider<\/span>” means any person<\/span> who makes available for public use telephone equipment with access to the public switched network where a charge is made to the user for such use and intrastate local or long distance service is provided through such equipment by an alternate operator services provider<\/span>. This includes but is not limited to hotels, motels, airports, baccalaureate institutions of higher education, hospitals, and coin-operated telephone equipment either privately owned or furnished by local exchange and interstate long distance telephone companies.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 59.1-425)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Alternate operator services provider” means a telecommunications\ncompany, other than a local exchange company or interexchange company\ncertificated by the State Corporation Commission or an affiliate or agent of\nsuch a company, which provides intrastate long distance operator assisted\nservices where human or automated call intervention is necessary for obtaining\nbilling information from the end-user. However, this exception for local\nexchange companies and interexchange companies applies only where the rates\ncharged are those of the local exchange company or interexchange company on file\nwith the State Corporation Commission.\n\t\t“Person” means individual and entity.\n\t\t“Public telephone equipment provider” means any person who makes\navailable for public use telephone equipment with access to the public switched\nnetwork where a charge is made to the user for such use and intrastate local or\nlong distance service is provided through such equipment by an alternate\noperator services provider. This includes but is not limited to hotels, motels,\nairports, baccalaureate institutions of higher education, hospitals, and\ncoin-operated telephone equipment either privately owned or furnished by local\nexchange and interstate long distance telephone companies.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 703.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}