Section 477C.2 - DefinitionsAs used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1."Board" means the utilities board created in section 474.1.2. "Commission" means the commission on deaf services created in section 216A.113.3."Communication disorder" means the inability to use the telephone for communication without a telecommunications device for the deaf and hard of hearing. 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.91 Acts, ch 194, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1102, § 29; 2023 Acts, ch 19, § 2687
Amended by 2024 Iowa, ch Chapter 1170,s 455, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2023 Iowa, ch 19, s 2687, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2020 Iowa, ch 1102, s 29, eff. 7/1/2020.