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7 <br /> GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> SESSION 2007 <br /> SESSION LAW 2007-383 <br /> HOUSE BILL 1755 <br /> AN ACT TO MODERNIZE AND IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE <br /> STATE'S 911 SYSTEM THROUGH A STATEWIDE 911 BOARD, BY <br /> ENSURING THAT ALL VOICE SERVICES CONTRIBUTE TO THE 911 <br /> SYSTEM AND BY PROVIDING PARITY IN THE QUALITY OF SERVICE <br /> AND THE LEVEL OF 911 CHARGES ACROSS VOICE COMMUNICATIONS <br /> SERVICE PROVIDERS. <br /> Whereas, maintaining an efficient Enhanced 911 system across the State <br /> benefits all citizens and not just certain localities; and <br /> Whereas, the Wireless 911 Board has successfully administered the statewide <br /> wireless Enhanced 911 system for many years; and <br /> Whereas, local governments have administered a similar wireline Enhanced <br /> 911 system for their local jurisdictions; and <br /> Whereas, the average monthly 911 service charges paid to local governments <br /> by local exchange company customers exceeds the average monthly 911 service charges <br /> paid to the Wireless 911 Board by wireless company customers, thereby creating an <br /> unfair competitive advantage for wireless companies; and <br /> Whereas, some VoIP-enabled providers do not currently support the <br /> Enhanced 911 system by collecting 911 service charges; and <br /> Whereas, the consolidation of the State's Enhanced 911 system under a single <br /> board with a uniform 911 service charge will improve the integration of the State's 911 <br /> system, enhance efficiency and accountability, and create a level competitive playing <br /> field among voice communications technologies; Now, therefore, <br /> The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: <br /> SECTION 1.(a) Chapter 62A of the General Statutes is amended by adding <br /> a new Article to read: <br /> "Article 3. <br /> "Emergency Telephone Service. <br /> "§ 62A-40. Definitions. <br /> The following definitions apply in this Article. <br /> E1 i 911 Board. —The 911 Board established in G.S. 62A-41. <br /> 911 Fund. —The North Carolina 911 Fund established in G.S. 62A-43. <br /> 911 State Plan. — A document prepared, maintained, and updated by <br /> the 911 Board that provides a com 3rehensive plan for communicating <br /> 911 call information across networes and among PSAPs, addresses all <br /> aspects of the State's 911 system, and describes the allowable uses of <br /> revenue in the 911 Fund. <br /> (4) 911 system. — An emergency telephone system that does all of the <br /> following: <br /> a. Enables the user of a voice communications service connection <br /> to reach a PSAP by dialing the digits 911. <br /> b. Provides enhanced 911 service. <br /> (5) Call taking. — The act of processing a call for emergency assistance up <br /> to the point that the call is ready for dispatch, including the use of <br />