7 U.S.C. § 924 : US Code - Section 924: Definition of telephone service and rural area

Search 7 U.S.C. § 924 : US Code - Section 924: Definition of telephone service and rural area

(a) As used in this subchapter, the term "telephone service"
shall be deemed to mean any communication service for the
transmission or reception of voice, data, sounds, signals,
pictures, writing, or signs of all kinds by wire, fiber, radio,
light, or other visual or electromagnetic means, and shall include
all telephone lines, facilities, or systems used in the rendition
of such service; but shall not be deemed to mean message telegram
service or community antenna television system services or
facilities other than those intended exclusively for educational
purposes, or radio broadcasting services or facilities within the
meaning of section 153(o) (!1) of title 47.
(b) As used in this subchapter, the term "rural area" shall be
deemed to mean any area of the United States not included within
the boundaries of any incorporated or unincorporated city, village,
or borough having a population in excess of 5,000 inhabitants.