As used in this act:

1. “Telephone record” means information retained by a telephone company that relates to the telephone number dialed by the customer or any other person using the telephone of the customer with the permission of the customer, or the incoming number of a call directed to a customer or any other person using the telephone of the customer with the permission of the customer, or other data related to such calls typically contained on a customer telephone bill such as the time the call started and ended, the duration of the call, the time of day the call was made, and any charges applied. For purposes of this act, any information collected and retained by or on behalf of a customer utilizing a Caller I.D. or equivalent service, or other similar technology, does not constitute a telephone record;

2. “Telephone company” means any person that provides commercial telephone services to a customer, irrespective of the communications technology used to provide such service including, but not limited to, traditional wireline or cable telephone service; cellular, broadband PCS, or other wireless telephone service; microwave, satellite, or other terrestrial telephone service; and voice over Internet telephone service;

3. “Telephone” means any device used by a person for voice communications, in connection with the services of a telephone company, whether such voice communications are transmitted in analog, data, or any other form;

4. “Customer” means the person who subscribes to telephone service from a telephone company or in whose name such telephone service is listed;

5. “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, estate, cooperative association, or other entity; and

6. “Procure” in regard to such a telephone record means to obtain by any means, whether electronically, in writing, or in oral form, with or without consideration.

Added by Laws 2006, c. 147, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.