As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
- 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.
Subsection 1 amended
91 Acts, ch 194, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1102, §29; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2687