SB317 Alabama 2014 Session

This bill would expand the current statewide E-911 Board from 13 to 15 members by adding a representative of large business users and a representative of private hospitals subject to the 911 service charge. This bill would place a limit on the number of 911 charges per account bill rendered to 100 charges as of October 1, 2014, and would clarify the application of the 911 charge for users served by certain digital transmission links

Relating to E-911 services, to amend Sections 11-98-4.1 and 11-98-5, Code of Alabama 1975, by expanding the existing statewide E-911 Board from 13 to 15 members by adding a representative of large business users and a representative of private hospitals subject to the 911 service charge; to limit the number of 911 charges per account bill rendered to 100 charges effective October 1, 2014, and to clarify that for each digital transmission link, including primary rate interface service or equivalent Digital-Signal-1-level service, that can be channelized and split into 23 or 24 voice-grade or data-grade channels for communications, a subscriber shall be assessed on the number of channels configured for or capable of accessing a 911 system.