                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 59.1-607)

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

&#8220;Auction&#8221; has the same meaning as provided in § 54.1-600.

&#8220;Broadband Internet access service&#8221; has the same meaning as provided
in 47 C.F.R. § 8.1(b).

&#8220;Cable operator&#8221; has the same meaning as provided in 47 U.S.C. §
522.

&#8220;Clear and conspicuous&#8221; and &#8220;clearly and conspicuously&#8221;
have the same meaning as provided for those terms in § 59.1-207.45.

&#8220;Consumer transaction&#8221; has the same meaning as provided in §
59.1-198.

&#8220;Electric utility&#8221; has the same meaning as provided in § 56-576.

&#8220;Federal broadband consumer requirements&#8221; means the broadband
consumer requirements adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in FCC
22-86 on November 14, 2022.

&#8220;Hotel&#8221; has the same meaning as provided in § 35.1-1.

&#8220;Mandatory fees or surcharges&#8221; includes any additional fee or
surcharge that must be paid in order to purchase the good or service being
advertised. &#8220;Mandatory fees or surcharges&#8221; does not include (i)
taxes or fees imposed on the consumer by a government or government-approved
entity or assessment fees of a government-created special district or program
paid to the government or government-approved entity or (ii) reasonable postage
or shipping fees.

&#8220;Motor vehicle dealer&#8221; has the same meaning as provided in §
46.2-1500.

&#8220;Natural gas utility&#8221; has the same meaning as provided in § 56-610.

&#8220;Price-variable supplier&#8221; means a supplier that offers services the
total price of which is determined by consumer selections or preferences or
dependent on distance or time.

&#8220;Restaurant&#8221; has the same meaning as provided in § 35.1-1.

&#8220;Settlement services&#8221; has the same meaning as provided in 12 U.S.C.
§ 2602(3).

&#8220;Supplier&#8221; has the same meaning as provided in § 59.1-198.

&#8220;Telecommunications service provider&#8221; has the same meaning as
provided in § 56-466.1.

HISTORY: 2025, cc. 685, 686.