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Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 86. Telecommunications and Technology § 86-1070. Surcharge; wireless carrier; duties; applicability

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Each wireless carrier shall collect:

(a) A surcharge of up to seventy cents, except as provided in subdivision (1)(b) of this subsection, on all active telephone numbers or functional equivalents every month from users of wireless service and shall remit the surcharge in accordance with section 86-1072; or

(b) A surcharge of up to fifty cents on all active telephone numbers or functional equivalents every month from users of wireless service whose primary place of use is in a county containing a city of the metropolitan class and shall remit the surcharge in accordance with section 86-1072.

The wireless carrier is not liable for any surcharge not paid by a customer and is not required to collect the wireless surcharge for any customers receiving services under the Nebraska Telephone Assistance Program who do not receive a monthly charge for service through a billing statement.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the wireless carrier shall add the surcharge to each user's billing statement. The surcharge shall appear as a separate line-item charge on the user's billing statement and shall be labeled as “Wireless 911 Surcharge” or a reasonable abbreviation of such phrase.

(3) If a wireless carrier, except as otherwise provided in this section, resells its service through other entities, each reseller shall collect the surcharge from its customers and shall remit the surcharge in accordance with section 86-1072.

(4) The surcharges authorized by this section shall not apply to prepaid wireless telecommunications service as defined in section 86-902.

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