Iowa Code Title XI. Natural Resources [Chs. 455-485] § 477C.2. Definitions

1. “Board” means the utilities board created in section 474.1.

2. “Communication disorder” means the inability to use the telephone for communication without a telecommunications device for the deaf and hard of hearing.

3. “Council” means the dual party relay council established in section 477C.5.

4. “Dual party relay service” or “relay service” means a communication service which provides persons with communication disorders access to the telephone system functionally equivalent to the access available to persons without communication disorders.

5. “Telecommunications device for the deaf and hard of hearing” means any specialized or supplemental telephone equipment used by persons with communication disorders to provide access to the telephone system.