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Rhode Island General Laws Title 39. Public Utilities and Carriers § 39-28-2. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) “ Voice-over-Internet Protocol Service” or “ VoIP Service” means any service that:

(i) Enables real-time, two-way voice communications that originate from or terminate at the user's location in Internet protocol or any successor protocol;

(ii) Uses a broadband connection from the user's location; and

(iii) Permits users generally to receive calls that originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate calls to the public switched telephone network.

(2) “ Internet Protocol-enabled service” or “ IP-enabled service” means any service, capability, functionality, or application provided, except that as provided in subsection (1), using Internet protocol, or any successor protocol, that enables an end-user to send or receive a communication in Internet protocol format or any successor format.

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