§ 62A-40. Definitions.
Article 3.
Emergency TelephoneService.
§ 62A‑40. Definitions.
The following definitionsapply in this Article.
(1) 911 Board. The 911Board established in G.S. 62A‑41.
(2) 911 Fund. TheNorth Carolina 911 Fund established in G.S. 62A‑43.
(3) 911 State Plan. Adocument prepared, maintained, and updated by the 911 Board that provides acomprehensive plan for communicating 911 call information across networks andamong PSAPs, addresses all aspects of the State's 911 system, and describes theallowable uses of revenue in the 911 Fund.
(4) 911 system. Anemergency telephone system that does all of the following:
a. Enables the user ofa voice communications service connection to reach a PSAP by dialing the digits911.
b. Provides enhanced911 service.
(5) Call taking. Theact of processing a call for emergency assistance up to the point that the callis ready for dispatch, including the use of equipment, call classification,location of a caller, and determination of the appropriate response level for emergencyresponders.
(6) Commercial MobileRadio Service (CMRS). Defined in 47 C.F.R. § 20.3.
(7) CMRS connection. Eachmobile handset telephone number assigned to a CMRS subscriber with a place ofprimary use in North Carolina.
(8) CMRS provider. Anentity, whether facilities‑based or nonfacilities‑based, that islicensed by the Federal Communications Commission to provide CMRS or thatresells CMRS within North Carolina.
(9) Enhanced 911service. Directing a 911 call to an appropriate PSAP by selective routingbased on the geographical location from which the call originated and providinginformation defining the approximate geographic location and the telephonenumber of a 911 caller, in accordance with the FCC Order.
(10) Exchange accessfacility. The access from a subscriber's premises to the telephone system ofa service supplier. The term includes service supplier provided access lines,private branch exchange trunks, and centrex network access registers, asdefined by applicable tariffs approved by the North Carolina UtilitiesCommission. The term does not include service supplier owned and operatedtelephone pay station lines, Wide Area Telecommunications Service (WATS),Foreign Exchange (FX), or incoming only lines.
(11) FCC Order. The Orderof the Federal Communications Commission, FCC Docket No. 94‑102, adoptedon December 1, 1997, and any consent decrees, rules, and regulations adopted bythe Federal Communications Commission pursuant to the Order.
(12) GIS mapping. Computerizedgeographical information that can be used to assist in locating a person whocalls emergency assistance, including street centerlines, ortho photography,and oblique imaging.
(13) Interconnected VoIPservice. Defined in 47 C.F.R. § 9.3.
(14) Local exchange carrier. An entity that is authorized to provide telephone exchange service orexchange access in North Carolina.
(15) Prepaid wirelesstelephone service. A right that meets all of the following requirements:
a. Authorizes thepurchase of CMRS, either exclusively or in conjunction with other services.
b. Must be paid for inadvance.
c. Is sold in units ordollars whose number or dollar value declines with use and is known on acontinuous basis.
(16) Primary PSAP. Thefirst point of reception of a 911 call by a public safety answering point.
(17) Proprietaryinformation. Subscriber lists, technology descriptions, technicalinformation, or trade secrets that are developed, produced, or receivedinternally by a voice communications service provider or by a voicecommunications service provider's employees, directors, officers, or agents.
(18) Public safetyanswering point (PSAP). The public safety agency that receives an incoming911 call and dispatches appropriate public safety agencies to respond to thecall.
(19) Service supplier. Anentity that provides exchange telephone service to a telephone subscriber.
(20) Subscriber. Aperson who purchases a voice communications service and is able to receive itor use it periodically over time.
(21) Voice communicationsservice. Any of the following:
a. The transmission,conveyance, or routing of real‑time, two‑way voice communicationsto a point or between or among points by or through any electronic, radio,satellite, cable, optical, microwave, wireline, wireless, or other medium ormethod, regardless of the protocol used.
b. The ability toreceive and terminate voice calls to and from the public switched telephonenetwork.
c. Interconnected VoIPservice.
(22) Voice communicationsservice connection. Each telephone number assigned to a residential orcommercial subscriber by a voice communications service provider, withoutregard to technology deployed.
(23) Voice communicationsservice provider. An entity that provides voice communications service to asubscriber.
(24) VoIP provider. Anentity that provides interconnected VoIP service. (2007‑383, s. 1(a).)