Guam § 12303 - Collection of “911 Surcharge.”

§ 12303. Collection of “911 Surcharge.”

(a) Each Local Exchange Carrier (LEC), Voice Over

Internet Protocol (VOIP) provider and Commercial Mobile

Radio Service (CMRS) provider shall collect the surcharge as

established by the Commission, and identify such as a separate

line item on its invoice.

(b) Each LEC, VOIP or CMRS provider shall remit the

amounts collected to the Department of Administration no later

than forty-five (45) days after the end of the month in which the

amount is collected.

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(c) Each LEC, VOIP or CMRS provider shall be

authorized to deduct from such remittances its actual expenses

incurred for collection services, maintaining the PSAP database,

and for reports and audits as may be required by the

Commission; provided, such deductions are consistent with a

Commission-approved budget for such expenses.

(d) The surcharges collected pursuant to this Section are

not subject to any tax, fee or assessment, nor are they considered

revenue of the LEC, VOIP or CMRS provider

(e) Each LEC, VOIP or CMRS provider is authorized to

deduct from its “911” receipts, amounts necessary to cover the

Commission's expenses in conducting the regulatory activities

required in this Act, to be billed by the Commission on a pro-

rata basis.

(f) For purposes of this Act, a CMRS provider means a

provider of wireless cellular, telephone service, or wireless

personal communications service.

(g) Subscriber lines are the lines that Incumbent Local

Exchange Carriers (I-LEC) use to connect to, and that

Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (C-LEC) and Voice Over

Internet Protocol (VOIP) carriers use to interconnect to, the local

(Guam) telephone exchange.

(h) For purposes of this Act, a VOIP provider means a

provider of telephone service over the internet, and within the

671 area code.