Section 484.1401c - Collection of emergency 9-1-1 charge by CMRS supplier or reseller from prepaid customers; amount; method of determining amount; annual review; deposit of amount collected; effectiv
EMERGENCY 9-1-1 SERVICE ENABLING ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 32 of 1986
***** 484.1401c THIS SECTION IS REPEALED BY ACT 379 OF 2008 EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2014 *****
484.1401c Collection of emergency 9-1-1 charge by CMRS supplier or reseller from prepaid customers; amount; method of determining amount; annual review; deposit of amount collected; effective date of section; definitions.
Sec. 401c.
(1) Each CMRS supplier or reseller shall collect an emergency 9-1-1 charge from each of its prepaid customers. The amount of the emergency 9-1-1 charge shall be established annually by the committee by combining the amounts determined under subsections (2) and (3).
(2) The CMRS supplier or reseller shall have a 1-time option of selecting 1 of the following methods of determining the portion of the emergency 9-1-1 charge that represents the state 9-1-1 charge amount:
(a) By dividing the total earned prepaid revenue received by the CMRS supplier or reseller within the monthly 9-1-1 reporting period by $50.00 and then multiplying that number by the amount of the state 9-1-1 charge as established under section 401a.
(b) By multiplying the amount of the state 9-1-1 charge as established under section 401a for each active prepaid account of the CMRS supplier or reseller.
(3) The committee shall review and annually establish the portion of the emergency 9-1-1 charge assessed under this section that represents the county 9-1-1 charge amount. The charge shall be based on the weighted average of all county 9-1-1 charges imposed statewide.
(4) The CMRS shall deposit the amount collected under this section into the emergency 9-1-1 fund to be distributed as provided under section 408.
(5) This section takes effect July 1, 2008.
(6) As used in this section:
(a) "Active prepaid accounts" means a customer who has recharged or replenished his or her account at least once during the billing period or calendar month and has a sufficient positive balance at the end of each month equal to or greater than the amount of the emergency 9-1-1 charge established under this section.
(b) "CMRS reseller" means a provider who purchases telecommunication services from another telecommunication service provider and then resells, uses a component part of, or integrates the purchased services into a mobile telecommunication service.
(c) "Earned prepaid revenue" means new revenue that has been generated from prepaid service accounts since the close of the last billing period or calendar month.
(d) "Prepaid customer" means a CMRS subscriber who pays in full prospectively for the service and has 1 of the following:
(i) A Michigan telephone number or a Michigan identification number for the service.
(ii) A service for exclusive use in an automotive vehicle and whose place of primary use is within this state. As used in this sub-subparagraph, "place of primary use" means that phrase as defined under 4 USC 124.
History: Add. 2007, Act 164, Eff. July 1, 2008
Popular Name: 9-1-1