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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 401a. (1) Each service supplier within a 9-1-1 service district shall bill and collect a state 9-1-1 charge from all service users, except for users of a prepaid wireless telecommunications service, of the service supplier within the geographical boundaries of the 9-1-1 service district or as otherwise provided by this section. The state 9-1-1 charge must be uniform per each service user within the 9-1-1 service district.
(2) The state 9-1-1 charge must be collected in accordance with the regular billings of the service supplier. Except as otherwise provided under this act, the amount collected for the state 9-1-1 charge must be remitted quarterly by the service supplier to the state treasurer and deposited in the emergency 9-1-1 fund created under section 407. 1 The charge allowed under this section must be listed separately on the customer's bill or payment receipt or otherwise disclosed to the consumer.
(3) Subject to section 401f, 2 the state 9-1-1 charge is 25 cents. The state 9-1-1 charge must reflect the actual costs of operating, maintaining, upgrading, and other reasonable and necessary expenditures for the 9-1-1 system in this state.
(4) If a service user has multiple access points or access lines, the state 9-1-1 charge will be imposed separately on each of the first 10 access points or access lines and then 1 charge for each 10 access points or access lines per billed account.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 484. Telephone, Telegraph and Radio § 484.1401a - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-484-telephone-telegraph-and-radio/mi-comp-laws-484-1401a/
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