Use of Automatic Telephone Dialing Systems and Caller Identification Services
Section 359-E:1
359-E:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Automatic telephone dialing system" means any automatic terminal equipment which stores or produces numbers to be called randomly or sequentially and which delivers a prerecorded message to the number called without assistance of a live operator.
I-a. "Caller identification information" means:
(a) The telephone listing number and/or name of the customer from whose telephone instrument a telephone number is dialed; or
(b) Other information that may be used to identify the specific originating number or originating location of a wire or electronic communication transmitted by a telephone instrument.
I-b. "Caller identification service" means a service offered by a telecommunications utility that provides caller identification information to a device capable of displaying the information.
I-c. "Per-call blocking" means a telecommunications service that prevents the transmission of caller identification information to a called party on an individual call if the calling party acts affirmatively to prevent the transmission of the caller identification information.
I-d. "Per-line blocking" means a telecommunications service that prevents the transmission of caller identification information to a called party on every call unless the calling party acts affirmatively to release the caller identification information.
II. "Solicitation" means the unrequested initiation of a telephone call to a residential telephone subscriber for the purposes of giving, selling, or leasing services or goods, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible; or to gain a pledge, promise or contribution in circumstances where there is no pre-existing relationship between the caller and the person called; or to obtain information, data or opinions.