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25-29-103. Assessment on local exchange service providers.
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25-29-103. Assessment on local exchange service providers.
(a) In order to fund the services provided by the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation shall levy assessments on all providers of:
(1) Local l exchange service not to exceed ten cents (10¢) per subject access line per month in order to fund the services provided by the corporation; and
(2)(A) Commercial mobile radio service not to exceed ten cents (10¢) per customer account or number.
(B) As used in this section, “commercial mobile radio service” means the same as defined in § 12-10-303.
(b) The board may adjust the assessment no more than once in a calendar year quarter, but at no time shall the assessment exceed the amount set in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The assessment under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not be levied on more than one hundred (100) lines at any single customer location.
(d) The assessments levied under subsection (a) of this section may be collected by the providers of local exchange service or commercial mobile radio service from their customers and transmitted monthly to the board, and the board shall deposit the assessments into a financial institution authorized to accept public funds.
(e) The assessments levied under subsection (a) of this section by the corporation shall not be considered a tax and shall not be affected by any laws of this state governing taxation, nor shall the assessments be subject to any state or local tax or franchise fee.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-29-103
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25-29-103. Assessment on local exchange service providers.
(a) In order to fund the services provided by the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation shall levy assessments on all providers of:
(1) Local l exchange service not to exceed ten cents (10¢) per subject access line per month in order to fund the services provided by the corporation; and
(2)(A) Commercial mobile radio service not to exceed ten cents (10¢) per customer account or number.
(B) As used in this section, “commercial mobile radio service” means the same as defined in § 12-10-303.
(b) The board may adjust the assessment no more than once in a calendar year quarter, but at no time shall the assessment exceed the amount set in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The assessment under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not be levied on more than one hundred (100) lines at any single customer location.
(d) The assessments levied under subsection (a) of this section may be collected by the providers of local exchange service or commercial mobile radio service from their customers and transmitted monthly to the board, and the board shall deposit the assessments into a financial institution authorized to accept public funds.
(e) The assessments levied under subsection (a) of this section by the corporation shall not be considered a tax and shall not be affected by any laws of this state governing taxation, nor shall the assessments be subject to any state or local tax or franchise fee.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
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
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 12-10-303. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.