The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall
have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Computer-Based Videoconferencing Application--a
commercially-available application designed to facilitate videoconferencing
between a Personal Computer to another Personal Computer or mobile
device either one-to-one or in a group environment.
(2) Dedicated Video Room Environment--a room that is
specifically and exclusively built for the purpose of videoconferencing
with specific acoustics, permanent microphone and camera placement,
dedicated camera and system equipment, and other equipment that is
permanently fixed in the room for videoconferencing. A dedicated video
room environment generally uses specific, proprietary software to
connect participants at remote locations through a private data network
or through a proprietary software connection with the primary dedicated
video room environment; this software is typically only compatible
with the video room equipment that is used in the primary dedicated
video room environment. This definition does not include a room that
has nonpermanent connections set up to permit an institution of higher
education or governmental body to bring their own electronics into
the room and connect them therein.
(3) ITU--International Telecommunication Union.
(4) Meeting--shall have the same meaning as set forth
in Texas Government Code Chapter 551.
(5) Videoconference--a communication conducted between
two or more persons in which one or more of the participants communicate
with the other participants through audio and video signals transmitted
over a telephone network, a data network, or the Internet.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §209.1 adopted to be effective September 20, 2011, 36 TexReg 6145; amended to be effective September 18, 2014, 39 TexReg 7563; amended to be effective September 15, 2022, 47 TexReg 5479 |
