Sec. 4. Expanding and clarifying prohibition on inaccurate caller id information
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Section 227(e)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(e)(1) ) is amended by striking in connection with any telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service and inserting or any person outside the United States if the recipient of the call is within the United States, in connection with any voice service . Section 227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service and inserting voice service (including a text message sent using a text messaging service) ; in the first sentence of subparagraph (B), by striking telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service and inserting voice service (including a text message sent using a text messaging service) ; and by striking subparagraph
(C)and inserting the following: The term text message — means a real-time or near real-time message consisting of text, images, sounds, or other information that is transmitted from or received by a device that is identified as the transmitting or receiving device by means of a telephone number; includes a short message service (commonly referred to as SMS ) message, an enhanced message service (commonly referred to as EMS ) message, and a multimedia message service (commonly referred to as MMS ) message; and does not include a real-time, 2-way voice or video communication. The term text messaging service means a service that permits the transmission or receipt of a text message, including a service provided as part of or in connection with a voice service. The term voice service means any service that furnishes voice communications to an end user using resources from the North American Numbering Plan or any successor plan adopted by the Commission under section 251(e)(1). . Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify, limit, or otherwise affect— the authority, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act, of the Federal Communications Commission to interpret the term call to include a text message (as defined under section 227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by subsection (b)); or any rule or order adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in connection with— the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 ( Public Law 102–243 ; 105 Stat. 2394) or the amendments made by that Act; or the CAN–SPAM Act of 2003 ( 15 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. ). Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall prescribe regulations to implement the amendments made by this section. The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date on which the Federal Communications Commission prescribes regulations under subsection (d).
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- Pub. L. 102-243
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Expanding and clarifying prohibition on inaccurate caller id information
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102-243
Stat.105 Stat. 2394
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