Consumer
Consumer means a person initiating any interstate telephone call using operator services. In collect calling arrangements handled by a provider of operator services, the term consumer also includes the party on the terminating end of the call. For bill-to-third-party calling arrangements handled by a provider of operator services, the term consumer also includes the party to be billed for the call if the latter is contacted by the operator service provider to secure billing approval.
Source
47 CFR § 64.708
Scoping language
As used in 64.703 through 64.707 of this part and 68.318 of this chapter (47 CFR 64.70364.707, 68.318):