### Question
How is the term consumer defined?


### Answer
The term **consumer** is defined in *47 U.S.C. § 226* as the following:

> a person initiating any interstate telephone call using operator services

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 226*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-RADIO ACT OF 1927 > SUBCHAPTER II-COMMON CARRIERS > Part I-Common Carrier Regulation**

