§ 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.

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