Colorado § 40-17.5-101 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 40-17.5-101 — Definitions

Colorado § 40-17.5-101

Title 40Utilities

Art.988 Surcharge and Prepaid Wireless 988 Charge

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-17.5-101 (2026).

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As used in this article 17.5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)988 means the three-digit abbreviated dialing code used to report a behavioral health crisis.

(2)988 access connection means any communications service including wireline, wireless cellular, interconnected voice over internet protocol, or satellite in which connections are enabled, configured, or capable of making 988 calls. 988 access connection does not include facilities-based broadband services. The number of 988 access connections is determined by the configured capacity for simultaneous outbound calling. For example, for a Digital Signal-1 (DS-1) level service or equivalent that is channelized and split into separate channels for voice communications, the number of 988 access connections would be equ

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As used in this article 17.5, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) 988 means the three-digit abbreviated dialing code used to report a
behavioral health crisis.

(2) 988 access connection means any communications service including
wireline, wireless cellular, interconnected voice over internet protocol, or satellite
in which connections are enabled, configured, or capable of making 988 calls. 988
access connection does not include facilities-based broadband services. The
number of 988 access connections is determined by the configured capacity for
simultaneous outbound calling. For example, for a Digital Signal-1 (DS-1) level
service or equivalent that is channelized and split into separate channels for voice
communications, the number of 988 access connections would be equal to the
number of channels capable of making simultaneous calls.

(3) 988 crisis hotline enterprise or enterprise means the 988 crisis
hotline enterprise created in section 27-64-103.

(4) 988 surcharge or surcharge means the 988 surcharge imposed by
the 988 crisis hotline enterprise pursuant to section 27-64-103 (4)(a).

(5) Commission or public utilities commission means the public utilities
commission of the state of Colorado created in section 40-2-101.

(6) Consumer means a person who purchases prepaid wireless
telecommunications service in a retail transaction.

(7) Department means the department of revenue.

(8) Person means any individual; firm; partnership; copartnership; joint
venture; association; cooperative organization; corporation, either municipal or
private and organized for profit or not; governmental agency; state; county or city
and county; political subdivision; state department; commission; board; bureau,
fraternal organization, nonprofit organization, estate, trust, business or common
law trust, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, trustee, or trustee in
bankruptcy; or any other service user.

(9) Prepaid wireless 988 charge or charge means the charge imposed by
the 988 crisis hotline enterprise pursuant to section 27-64-103 (4)(b).

(9.5) Prepaid wireless telecommunications service, for the purposes of this
section, has the same meaning as in section 29-11-101.

(10) Retail transaction means the purchase of prepaid wireless
telecommunications service from a seller for any purpose other than resale.

(11) Seller means a person who sells prepaid wireless telecommunications
services to another person.

(12) Service supplier means a person providing 988 access connections to
any service user in the state, either directly or by resale.

(13) Service user means a person who is provided a 988 access connection
in the state.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-154), ch. 360, p. 2348, � 2, effective September 7. L. 2025: (9.5) added, (SB 25-031), ch. 147, p. 561, � 5, effective August 6.