Section 10221A - DefinitionsAs used in this subchapter:
(1) "Behavioral health crisis intervention services surcharge" or "surcharge" means the amount imposed by a provider or collected by a prepaid wireless seller under this subchapter.(2) "Business telephone service" means network access telephone service where the use of the service is primarily for business purposes.(3) "Consumer" means a person who purchases prepaid wireless telecommunications service in a retail transaction.(4) "Fund" means the Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention Services Fund created by § 10212A of this title.(5) "Prepaid wireless provider" means a person that provides prepaid wireless telecommunications service pursuant to a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission.(6) "Prepaid wireless telecommunications service" means a wireless telecommunications service that allows a caller to dial 988 to access the 988 system, which service must be paid for in advance and is sold in predetermined units or dollars of which the number declines in a known amount.(7) "Provider" means a telecommunications service provider, including a wireless provider, any other provider that is required to or opts to provide 988 service, or any intermediate entity or pass through agent providing telecommunications services.(8) "Residential telephone service" means network access telephone service where the use of the service is primarily for social or domestic purposes.(9) "Retail transaction" means the purchase of prepaid wireless telecommunications service from a seller for any purpose other than resale.(10) "Seller" means a person who sells prepaid wireless telecommunications service to another person.(11) "State government" includes any of the following:a. An office or agency created by the Delaware Constitution or an act of the General Assembly.b. An office or agency created by an office or agency created by the Delaware Constitution or an act of the General Assembly.c. A school district or charter school.(12) "Wholesale services" means services that a provider furnishes to another provider, rather than to end-use customers.(13) "Wireless provider" means as "wireless provider" is defined in § 10002 of this title.(14) "Wireless service" means as "wireless service" is defined in § 10002 of this title.Added by Laws 2023, ch. 168,s 1, eff. 8/16/2023.