### Question
How is the term interstate commerce defined?


### Answer
The term **interstate commerce** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 78dd* as the following:

> trade, commerce, transportation, or communication among the several States, or between any foreign country and any State or between any State and any place or ship outside thereof, and such term includes the intrastate use of—


(A) a telephone or other interstate means of communication, or


(B) any other interstate instrumentality

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 78dd*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 2B-SECURITIES EXCHANGES**

