TN Code § 47-18-2301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 18 - Consumer Protection|Part 23 - Caller Identification Spoofing|§ 47-18-2301. Part Definitions

 As used in this part:   “Automatic number identification”:  Means a system that identifies the billing account for a call; and   Includes an enhanced 911 service capability that enables the automatic display of the ten-digit number used to place a 911 call from a wire line, wireless, interconnected VoIP, or nontraditional telephone service;     “Caller identification information” means information provided by a caller identification service regarding the telephone number, or other origination information, of a call or facsimile transmission made using a telecommunications service or an interconnected VoIP service, or of a text message sent using a text messaging service;   “Caller identification service”:  Means any service or device designed to provide the user of the service or device with the telephone number, or other origination information, of a call or facsimile transmission made using a telecommunications service or an interconnected VoIP service, or of a text message sent using a text messaging service; and   Includes automatic number identification services;     “Interconnected VoIP service” means an interconnected voice over internet protocol service that:  Enables real-time, two-way voice communications;   Requires a broadband internet connection from the user's location;   Requires Internet protocol-compatible customer premises equipment; and   Permits users generally to receive calls that originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate calls to the public switched telephone network;     “Place of primary use” means the street address where a subscriber's use of a telecommunications service or interconnected VoIP service primarily occurs, which shall be:  The residential street address or the primary business street address of the subscriber or, in the case of a subscriber of interconnected VoIP service, the subscriber's registered location; and   Within the licensed service area of the provider;     “Provider” means a person or entity that offers telecommunications service or interconnected VoIP service;   “Registered location” means the most recent information obtained by an interconnected VoIP service provider that identifies the physical location of an end user;   “Subscriber” means a person:  Who subscribes to a caller identification service in connection with a telecommunications service or an interconnected VoIP service; and   Whose place of primary use for the service described in subdivision (8)(A) is located in this state;     “Telecommunications service” means the offering of telecommunications for a fee directly to the public, or to classes of users so as to be effectively available directly to the public, regardless of the facilities used;   “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 (SMS) message, an enhanced message service (EMS) message, and a multimedia message service (MMS) message; and   Does not include a real-time, two-way voice or video communication; and     “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 telecommunications service or an interconnected VoIP service.