12-5301.Definitions.
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Emergency telephone service" means a telephone system utilizing a
single three digit number "911" for reporting police, fire, medical or other
emergency situations;
(b) "emergency telephone tax" means a tax to finance the operation of
emergency telephone service;
(c) "exchange access facilities" means all facilities provided by the
service supplier for the facility which provides local telephone exchange
access to a service user;
(d) "tariff rate" means the rate or rates billed by a service supplier
and as stated in the service supplier's tariffs, approved by the state corporation
commission which represent the service supplier's recurring charges for
exchange access facilities or their equivalent, exclusive of all taxes,
fees, licenses or similar charges whatsoever;
(e) "public agency" means any city, county, municipal corporation, public
district or public authority located in whole or in part within this state
which provides or has authority to provide fire fighting, law enforcement,
ambulance, emergency medical or other emergency services;
(f) "governing body" means the board of county commissioners of a county
or the governing body of a city;
(g) "person" means any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, joint
venture, association, cooperative organization, corporation, municipal or
private, and whether organized for profit or not, state, county, political
subdivision, state department, commission, board, bureau or fraternal
organization,
nonprofit organization, estate, trust, business or common law trust, receiver,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, trustee or trustee in bankruptcy
or any other service user;
(h) "service supplier" means any person providing exchange telephone
services or wireless service to any service user in this state;
(i) "service user" means any person
who is provided exchange telephone service or wireless in this state;
(j) "wireless carrier" means any common, private or other radio carrier
licensed by the federal communications commission to provide two-way voice or
text radio service in this state which provides interconnection to the public
switched telephone network and access to a 24-hour answering point;
(k) "wireless service" means a two-way voice or text radio service provided
by a wireless carrier; and
(l) "PSAP" means public safety answering point.
History: L. 1980, ch. 179, § 1;
L. 1994, ch. 248, § 31; July 1.
12-5301.Definitions.
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Emergency telephone service" means a telephone system utilizing a
single three digit number "911" for reporting police, fire, medical or other
emergency situations;
(b) "emergency telephone tax" means a tax to finance the operation of
emergency telephone service;
(c) "exchange access facilities" means all facilities provided by the
service supplier for the facility which provides local telephone exchange
access to a service user;
(d) "tariff rate" means the rate or rates billed by a service supplier
and as stated in the service supplier's tariffs, approved by the state corporation
commission which represent the service supplier's recurring charges for
exchange access facilities or their equivalent, exclusive of all taxes,
fees, licenses or similar charges whatsoever;
(e) "public agency" means any city, county, municipal corporation, public
district or public authority located in whole or in part within this state
which provides or has authority to provide fire fighting, law enforcement,
ambulance, emergency medical or other emergency services;
(f) "governing body" means the board of county commissioners of a county
or the governing body of a city;
(g) "person" means any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, joint
venture, association, cooperative organization, corporation, municipal or
private, and whether organized for profit or not, state, county, political
subdivision, state department, commission, board, bureau or fraternal
organization,
nonprofit organization, estate, trust, business or common law trust, receiver,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, trustee or trustee in bankruptcy
or any other service user;
(h) "service supplier" means any person providing exchange telephone
services or wireless service to any service user in this state;
(i) "service user" means any person
who is provided exchange telephone service or wireless in this state;
(j) "wireless carrier" means any common, private or other radio carrier
licensed by the federal communications commission to provide two-way voice or
text radio service in this state which provides interconnection to the public
switched telephone network and access to a 24-hour answering point;
(k) "wireless service" means a two-way voice or text radio service provided
by a wireless carrier; and
(l) "PSAP" means public safety answering point.
History: L. 1980, ch. 179, § 1;
L. 1994, ch. 248, § 31; July 1.
12-5301.Definitions.
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Emergency telephone service" means a telephone system utilizing a
single three digit number "911" for reporting police, fire, medical or other
emergency situations;
(b) "emergency telephone tax" means a tax to finance the operation of
emergency telephone service;
(c) "exchange access facilities" means all facilities provided by the
service supplier for the facility which provides local telephone exchange
access to a service user;
(d) "tariff rate" means the rate or rates billed by a service supplier
and as stated in the service supplier's tariffs, approved by the state corporation
commission which represent the service supplier's recurring charges for
exchange access facilities or their equivalent, exclusive of all taxes,
fees, licenses or similar charges whatsoever;
(e) "public agency" means any city, county, municipal corporation, public
district or public authority located in whole or in part within this state
which provides or has authority to provide fire fighting, law enforcement,
ambulance, emergency medical or other emergency services;
(f) "governing body" means the board of county commissioners of a county
or the governing body of a city;
(g) "person" means any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, joint
venture, association, cooperative organization, corporation, municipal or
private, and whether organized for profit or not, state, county, political
subdivision, state department, commission, board, bureau or fraternal
organization,
nonprofit organization, estate, trust, business or common law trust, receiver,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, trustee or trustee in bankruptcy
or any other service user;
(h) "service supplier" means any person providing exchange telephone
services or wireless service to any service user in this state;
(i) "service user" means any person
who is provided exchange telephone service or wireless in this state;
(j) "wireless carrier" means any common, private or other radio carrier
licensed by the federal communications commission to provide two-way voice or
text radio service in this state which provides interconnection to the public
switched telephone network and access to a 24-hour answering point;
(k) "wireless service" means a two-way voice or text radio service provided
by a wireless carrier; and
(l) "PSAP" means public safety answering point.
History: L. 1980, ch. 179, § 1;
L. 1994, ch. 248, § 31; July 1.
