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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(A) As used in this section, “communications service” means any wireless service, multiline telephone system, and voice over internet protocol system to which both of the following apply:
(1) The service or system is registered to the subscriber's address within this state or the subscriber's primary place of using the service or system is in this state.
(2) The service or system is capable of initiating a direct connection to 9-1-1.
(B) After the expiration of the charge described in division (A)(1) of section 128.40 of the Revised Code and except as provided in sections 128.413 and 128.42 of the Revised Code, there is imposed a next generation 9-1-1 access fee of sixty cents per month on each communications service, which shall be imposed as follows:
(1) In the case of wireless telephone service, a subscriber shall pay a separate next generation 9-1-1 access fee for each wireless telephone number assigned to the subscriber.
(2) In the case of a voice over internet protocol system, a subscriber shall pay a separate fee for each voice channel provided to the subscriber through the system. The number of voice channels shall be equal to the number of outbound calls the subscriber can maintain at the same time using the system, but excludes a direct inward dialing number that merely routes an inbound call. The maximum number of separate fees imposed on a subscriber's system shall not exceed one hundred voice channels per network.
(3) In the case of a multiline telephone system, the subscriber shall pay a separate fee for each line. The maximum number of separate fees imposed on a single subscriber with a multiline telephone system shall not exceed one hundred per building with a unique street address or physically identifiable location.
(C) If more than one communications service shares the same telephone number, then the next generation 9-1-1 access fee imposed shall not exceed sixty cents per month.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Ohio Revised Code Title I. State Government § 128.41 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-i-state-government/oh-rev-code-sect-128-41/
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