Rule 30-603-2.2 - Distribution Formula The CMRS service charge shall be $1.00 as established by state law. From the $1.00 service charge collected by each provider as contemplated by Section 19-5-331 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended:
a) 1 cent shall be retained by the providers to cover their cost of collecting, handling and processing the service charge.b) 99 cents shall be forwarded by the provider to the CMRS Board.c) Thirty percent (30%) of the 99 cents, or 29.70 cents, shall be identified for use to reimburse service suppliers for expenses as specified in the applicable sections of state law to meet FCC mandates and to pay Board expenses. Board expenses shall not exceed two percent (2%) of the thirty percent (30%) of the 99 cents or .594 cents. Thus, the remaining 29.106 cents will be available to reimburse service suppliers.d) Seventy percent (70%) of the 99 cents, or 69.3 cents, shall be identified to be distributed to the respective county Emergency Communications Districts (ECDs) from which the service charge was imposed.30 Miss. Code. R. 603-2.2
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 19-5-333(2)(a),(c), (h) and (i) and 19-5-335(2) and (3) (Rev. 2003 & Supp. 2010).