### Question
How is the term advertising defined?


### Answer
The term **advertising** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 2625* as the following:

> the commercial use, by an electric utility, of any media, including newspaper, printed matter, radio, and television, in order to transmit a message to a substantial number of members of the public or to such utility's electric consumers

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 2625*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 46-PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES > SUBCHAPTER II-STANDARDS FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES**

