SB101 Alabama 2011 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Cell phone service, including prepaid, E-911 service charge, decreased, collection on prepaid on each sale, collection provided for, Prepaid Wireless 911 Charge Act, Secs. 11-98A-1 to 11-98A-7, inclusive, added; Sec. 11-98-7 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board levies a service charge on cellular telephones for E-911 service in the amount of 70 cents per month per customer</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would lower the amount of the service charge to 65 cents per month</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would impose a uniform, statewide prepaid wireless 911 charge on each retail sale of prepaid wireless telecommunications services in the same amount as the E-911 fee per month of regular cell phone service; and would preclude the application of other state and local 911 or E-911 charges to the services</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 11-98-7 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board, to decrease the monthly service charge for E-911 service on cellular telephones; and to add Chapter 98A to Title 11 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to impose a uniform, statewide prepaid wireless 911 charge on the retail sale of prepaid wireless telecommunication services to consumers; and to preclude the application of other state and local 911 or E-911 charges to the services. </p>

Subjects

Telecommunications