Pub. L. 111-260, tit. I, sec. 101
DEFINITIONS.
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. Section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) is amended—(1) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:“(53) Advanced communications services.—The term ‘advanced communications services’ means—“(A) interconnected VoIP service;“(B) non-interconnected VoIP service;“(C) electronic messaging service; and“(D) interoperable video conferencing service.“(54) Consumer generated media.—The term ‘consumer generated media’ means content created and made available by consumers to online websites and services on the Internet, including video, audio, and multimedia content.“(55) Disability.—The term ‘disability’ has the meaning given such term under section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).“(56) Electronic messaging service.—The term ‘electronic messaging service’ means a service that provides real-time or near real-time non-voice messages in text form between individuals over communications networks.“(57) Interconnected voip service.—The term ‘interconnected VoIP service’ has the meaning given such term under section 9.3 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as such section may be amended from time to time.“(58) Non-interconnected voip service.—The term ‘non-interconnected VoIP service’—“(A) means a service that—“(i) enables real-time voice communications that originate from or terminate to the user’s location using Internet protocol or any successor protocol; and“(ii) requires Internet protocol compatible customer premises equipment; and“(B) does not include any service that is an interconnected VoIP service.“(59) Interoperable video conferencing service.—The term ‘interoperable video conferencing service’ means a service 124 STAT. 2752 that provides real-time video communications, including audio, to enable users to share information of the user’s choosing.”; and(2) by reordering paragraphs (1) through (52) and the paragraphs added by paragraph (1) of this section in alphabetical order based on the headings of such paragraphs and renumbering such paragraphs as so reordered.