Connecticut General Statutes 16-256g – Proceeding to determine monthly subscriber fee. Assessment of subscribers for enhanced emergency 9-1-1 program
(a) By June first of each year, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall conduct a proceeding to determine the amount of the monthly fee to be assessed against each subscriber of: (1) Local telephone service, (2) commercial mobile radio service, as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 20.3, and (3) voice over Internet protocol service, as defined in § 28-30b, to fund the development and administration of the enhanced emergency 9-1-1 program. The authority shall base such fee on the findings of the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, pursuant to subsection (c) of § 28-24, taking into consideration any existing moneys available in the Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund. The authority shall consider the progressive wire line inclusion schedule contained in the final report of the task force to study enhanced 9-1-1 telecommunications services established by public act 95-318*. The authority shall not approve any fee (A) greater than seventy-five cents per month per access line, (B) that does not include the progressive wire line inclusion schedule, or (C) for commercial mobile radio service, as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 20.3 that includes the progressive wire line inclusion schedule.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 16-256g
- Authority: means the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and "department" means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
- month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Telecommunications company: means a person that provides telecommunications service, as defined in §. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
(b) Each telephone or telecommunications company providing local telephone service, each provider of commercial mobile radio service and each provider of voice over Internet protocol service shall assess against each subscriber, the fee established by the authority pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, which shall be remitted to the office of the State Treasurer for deposit into the Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund established pursuant to § 28-30a, not later than the fifteenth day of each month.
(c) The fee imposed under this section shall not apply to any prepaid wireless telecommunications service, as defined in § 28-30b.