§ 359-E:1. Definitions
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.
