### Question
What does provider-owned consumer premises equipment mean?


### Answer
**Provider-owned consumer premises equipment** has the following meaning in *50 U.S.C. § 3956*:

> any equipment that a provider of internet access service or multichannel video programming service rents or loans to a customer during the provision of that service, including gateways, routers, cable modems, voice-capable modems, CableCARDs, converters, digital adapters, remote controls, and any other equipment provided

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 3956*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 50-SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF > SUBCHAPTER III-RENT, INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS, MORTGAGES, LIENS, ASSIGNMENT, LEASES, COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE CONTRACTS**

