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23-17-119. Surcharges to provide telecommunications for deaf and hearing impaired — Definitions.
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23-17-119. Surcharges to provide telecommunications for deaf and hearing impaired — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Commercial mobile radio service” means the same as defined at § 12-10-303; and
(2) “Prepaid wireless telephone service” means the same as defined at § 12-10-303.
(b)(1) To fund the equipment distribution program established by § 20-79-401 et seq., the Arkansas Public Service Commission may impose a surcharge of up to:
(A) Two-hundredths of a dollar ($0.02) per subject access line per month; and
(B) Two-hundredths of a dollar ($0.02) per working subject telephone number per month.
(2) Surcharges imposed by the commission under subdivisions (b)(1)(A) and (B) of this section shall:
(A) Be identical; and
(B) Not apply to prepaid wireless telephone service.
(c) The surcharges levied under this section shall be collected by the local exchange carriers and commercial mobile radio service providers from their customers and remitted to the Department of Finance and Administration for deposit as special revenues into the State Treasury to the credit of the Telecommunications Equipment Fund for the equipment distribution program under § 20-79-401 et seq.
(d) If revenues collected under this section exceed the costs of operating the program established by § 20-79-401 et seq., and if the excess at any time equals a three-year average of expenditures under this section and § 20-79-401 et seq., then the collection of the surcharge shall cease until one-half (½) of the surplus has been exhausted.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-17-119
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23-17-119. Surcharges to provide telecommunications for deaf and hearing impaired — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Commercial mobile radio service” means the same as defined at § 12-10-303; and
(2) “Prepaid wireless telephone service” means the same as defined at § 12-10-303.
(b)(1) To fund the equipment distribution program established by § 20-79-401 et seq., the Arkansas Public Service Commission may impose a surcharge of up to:
(A) Two-hundredths of a dollar ($0.02) per subject access line per month; and
(B) Two-hundredths of a dollar ($0.02) per working subject telephone number per month.
(2) Surcharges imposed by the commission under subdivisions (b)(1)(A) and (B) of this section shall:
(A) Be identical; and
(B) Not apply to prepaid wireless telephone service.
(c) The surcharges levied under this section shall be collected by the local exchange carriers and commercial mobile radio service providers from their customers and remitted to the Department of Finance and Administration for deposit as special revenues into the State Treasury to the credit of the Telecommunications Equipment Fund for the equipment distribution program under § 20-79-401 et seq.
(d) If revenues collected under this section exceed the costs of operating the program established by § 20-79-401 et seq., and if the excess at any time equals a three-year average of expenditures under this section and § 20-79-401 et seq., then the collection of the surcharge shall cease until one-half (½) of the surplus has been exhausted.
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12-10-303. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Access line” means a communications line or device that has the capacity to access the public switched network;
(2) “Automatic location identification” means an enhanced 911 service capability that enables the automatic display of information defining the geographical location of the telephone used to place the 911 call;
(3) “Automatic number identification” means an enhanced 911 service capability that enables the automatic display of the ten-digit number used to place a 911 call from a wire line, wireless, voice over internet protocol, or any nontraditional phone service;
(4) “Basic 911 system” means a system by which the various emergency functions provided by public safety agencies within each political subdivision may be accessed utilizing the three-digit number 911, but no available options are included in the system;
(5) “Chief executive” means the Governor, county judges, mayors, city managers, or city administrators of incorporated places, and is synonymous with head of government, dependent on the level and form of government;
(6) “CMRS connection” means each account or number assigned to a CMRS customer;
(7)(A) “Commercial mobile radio service” or “CMRS” means commercial mobile service under §§ 3(33) and 332(d), Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., Federal Communications Commission rules, and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.
(B) “Commercial mobile radio service” or “CMRS” includes any wireless or two-way communication device that has the capability of connecting to a public safety answering point;
(8) “Dispatch center” means a public or private agency that dispatches public or private safety agencies but does not operate a public safety answering poin
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-10-303
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20-79-401. Statewide program established.
(a)(1) Arkansas Rehabilitation Services is hereby directed to establish, administer, staff, and promote a statewide program to provide access to public telecommunications services by residents of Arkansas who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf and blind, severely speech-impaired, or who have other disabilities that impair their ability to effectively access the telecommunications network. This program will enable these individuals to access specialized devices or services for telecommunications network access that is functionally equivalent to that enjoyed by individuals without disabilities.
(2) This program shall include, but is not limited to:
(A) The purchase and distribution of telecommunications devices and related devices for the persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf and blind, severely speech-impaired, or who have other disabilities that impair their ability to effectively access the telecommunications network;
(B) The promulgation of procedures, rules, and criteria necessary to implement and administer this program, including accountability measures which utilize consumer participation in the selection and evaluation of equipment and the eligibility of applicants; and
(C) Other actions as may be necessary to implement and administer this program which are not otherwise prohibited by law.
(b) Arkansas Rehabilitation Services shall employ at least one (1) full-time staff person to administer the equipment distribution program and may employ any additional support personnel for the program from within existing staff resources to assure statewide coverage for the program.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-79-401
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-79-401. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.