W. Va. Code R. § 150-25-1

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 150-25-1 - General

1.1. Scope -- These Rules govern the billing, collection, and remission of the Wireless Enhanced 911 Fee, the Public Safety Fee and the Wireless Tower Fee, on a monthly basis, by certain telecommunications carriers subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (Commission) pursuant to W. Va. Code § 24-2-1 and the disbursement of such fee revenues in accordance with W. Va. Code § 24-6-6b to the West Virginia State Police, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Wireless Tower Access Assistance Fund, and counties in West Virginia. Additionally, these Rules establish guidelines to be used by the Commission in evaluating any request by a project sponsor for funding assistance for the acquisition, equipping and construction of new wireless towers, which would provide enhanced 911 service coverage, and which would not be available otherwise due to the marginal financial viability of the applicable tower coverage area.

1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §§ 24-1-1, 24-1-7, 24-2-1, 24-2-2, 24-6-6b, and 24-6-11.

1.3. Filing Date. -- July 12, 2023.

1.4. Effective Date. -- September 11, 2023.

W. Va. Code R. § 150-25-1