37-15-104. Services not regulated by this title.

(a) Except for contributions to the universal service fund required pursuant to W.S. 37-15-501 and the assessment levied pursuant to W.S. 37-2-106 through 37-2-109, telecommunications service does not include, and the provisions of this title do not apply to:

(i) One-way transmission of radio or television signals for broadcast purposes, including the one-way transmission of video programming by a cable television or other system as well as subscriber interaction which is required for the selection of video programming;

(ii) Home and business and coinless, or coin operated public or semipublic telephone terminal equipment, and the use, location and charges for the use of such equipment;

(iii) Any billing and collection services;

(iv) Any inside wire and premise cable installation and maintenance;

(v) Directory services, except as provided in W.S. 37-12-130;

(vi) Telecommunications services using radio spectrum, cellular, or other wireless technology except as set forth in subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of this paragraph:

(A) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 96, § 2.

(B) To the extent permitted in accordance with the requirements set forth in federal law, consideration and determination of an application for designation as a federal eligible telecommunications carrier;

(C) Determinations of eligibility for and amount of distribution of state universal service funds by the commission for supported services in accordance with W.S. 37-15-502.

(vii) Video dial tone and multimedia services;

(viii) Private telecommunications networks, which for the purposes of this act shall mean a system for the provision of telecommunications service by a person or entity for the sole and exclusive use of the person or entity and not for resale directly or indirectly;

(ix) Nonvoice data services not operated by a company providing local exchange service;

(x) Networks established by a person other than the local exchange company providing essential telecommunications services within the local exchange area to provide access to interexchange carrier services;

(xi) Except as provided in this paragraph, direct inward dial services and other services needed by answering services and paging services. To the extent not preempted by federal law or regulation the commission shall regulate direct inward dial services and other services needed by answering services and paging services as noncompetitive services in any local exchange area until there are at least two (2) telecommunications companies effectively offering direct inward dial and other needed services to the answering services and paging services serving that local exchange area;

(xii) Remote meter reading; and

(xiii) Any other telecommunications service that is not regulated by this title.

(b) In addition to subsection (a) of this section, telecommunications service does not include, and the provisions of this title do not apply to telecommunications services provided by the department of enterprise technology to private health care providers under W.S. 9-2-2906(j).