Oklahoma § 63-2846 - Mandatory provision of emergency telephone service –

§ 63-2846. Mandatory provision of emergency telephone service –

Confidentiality - Liability.

A. All local exchange companies, and wireless and other

telephone service companies providing service to users in an area in

which 9-1-1 emergency telephone service is currently operating shall

also provide emergency telephone service to all subscribing service

users in that area. Wireless and other telephone service companies

shall provide information necessary for automatic number

identification, automatic location identification and selective

routing of 9-1-1 emergency wireless calls to cities and counties

answering emergency telephone calls for maintenance of existing 9-11 databases. If the state or an area of the state is utilizing a

Next Generation 9-1-1 system that uses the National Emergency Number

Association (NENA) i3 standard for call delivery, then the service

company shall provide the data elements required by the standard.

The governing body may reasonably require sufficient information to

ensure compliance with this section and to provide data for audit

and budgetary calculation purposes.

B. Information that a wireless service provider is required to

furnish in providing 9-1-1 service is confidential and exempt from

disclosure. The wireless service provider is not liable to any

person who uses a 9-1-1 service created under this title for the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety

release of information furnished by the wireless service provider in

providing 9-1-1 service. Information that is confidential under

this section may be released only for budgetary calculation purposes

and only in aggregate form so that no provider-specific information

may be extrapolated.

Added by Laws 2000, c. 115, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2000. Amended by Laws

2023, c. 258, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.