15 USC § 6555 - Definitions

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title: "15 USC § 6555 - Definitions"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "6555"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 91
chapter_name: "PROMOTING A SAFE INTERNET FOR CHILDREN"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–385, title II, § 216, Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4104.)"
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# § 6555. Definitions

In this chapter:

**(1)** **Commission** The term “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission.

**1** **Internet** [^1]

The term “Internet” means collectively the myriad of computer and telecommunications facilities, including equipment and operating software, which comprise the interconnected world-wide network of networks that employ the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, or any predecessor successor  protocols to such protocol, to communicate information of all kinds by wire or radio.

So in original. Probably should be preceded by “or”.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–385, title II, § 216, Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4104.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.