291 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 15, § 002

Current through June 17, 2024
Section 291-15-002 - ENHANCED WIRELESS 911 SURCHARGE
002.01Wireless Carriers:
002.01A Each wireless carrier shall collect
002.01A1 A surcharge of up to seventy cents, except as provided in section 002.01A2 on all active telephone numbers or functional equivalents every month from users of wireless service and shall remit the surcharge in accordance with section 003.02,
002.01A2 A surcharge of up to fifty cents on all active telephone numbers or functional equivalents every month from users of wireless service whose primary place of use is in a county containing a city of the metropolitan class and shall remit the surcharge in accordance with section 003.02.
002.01B Liability: The wireless carrier is not liable for any surcharge not paid by a customer.
002.01C Billing Statements: The wireless carrier shall add the surcharge to each user's billing statement. The surcharge shall appear as a separate line-item charge on the user's billing statement and shall be labeled as "Enhanced Wireless 911 Surcharge" or a reasonable abbreviation of such phrase.
002.01D Resellers: If a wireless carrier resells its service through other entities, each reseller shall collect the surcharge from its customers and shall remit the surcharge in accordance with section 003.02.
002.01E Exemption:
002.01E1 The Surcharges authorized by this section shall not apply to prepaid wireless telecommunications service as defined in section 001.01K.
002.01E2 This section does not apply to users who have no 911 service.
002.02Setting Surcharge: The Commission shall hold a public hearing annually to determine the amount of revenue necessary to carry out the Enhanced Wireless 911 Services Act. After the hearing, the Commission shall determine the amount of money to be deposited in the Fund for the following year and shall set the surcharge subject to the limitations set forth in 86-457.

291 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 15, § 002