§ 16-9-102 — Definitions

Wyoming § 16-9-102

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 16: City, County, State and Local Powers
• Ch. 9: TELEPHONE SERVICE
• Art. 1: EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE

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(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Governing body" means the board of county
commissioners of a county, city council or other governing body
of a city, town or county, the board of directors of a special
district or a joint powers board established pursuant to W.S.
16-4-101 through 16-4-110;
(ii) "Local exchange access company" means a
franchised telephone company engaged in providing
telecommunications services between points within a local
calling area;
(iii) "Local exchange access line" means any land
line telephone line that connects a telephone subscriber to the
local switching office and has the capability of reaching local
public safety service agencies by voice communication;
(iv) "911 emergency reporting system" or "911 system"
means a telephone system consisting of network, database,
services and equipment, including operating and personnel costs
as specified in W.S. 16-9-105, using the single three-digit
number 911 for reporting police, fire, medical or other
emergency situations and enabling the users of a public
telephone system, other technology or wireless
telecommunications system to reach a public safety answering
point to report emergencies by dialing 911. 911 emergency
reporting systems may include systems consisting of network,
database, services and equipment, including operating and
personnel costs as specified in W.S. 16-9-105, using 911
databases and public safety answering points to disseminate
warnings to the public of impending hazards, including storms,
floods, hazardous materials incidents or other emergencies that
could compromise the public safety. For any 911 emergency
reporting system that operates a reverse 911 warning system, a
quarterly test on the warning system will be conducted by
calling random numbers. The level of technology for provision
of the 911 emergency reporting system is to be determined by the
governing body and may include enhanced wireless 911 services,
however, the 911 system shall include a device for
telecommunications for the deaf;
(v) "911 emergency tax" is the state-wide tax
authorized by W.S. 16-9-109 and a tax on service users within
the governing body's designated 911 service area set by the
governing body in accordance with this act and assessed on each
service user's local exchange access lines and wireless
communications access to pay the directly related costs of a 911
system as authorized in accordance with W.S. 16-9-105;
(vi) "Public agency" means any city, town, county,
special district, a joint powers board established pursuant to
W.S. 16-4-101 through 16-4-110 or other political subdivision of
the state located in whole or in part within this state
providing or having the authority to provide fire fighting, law
enforcement, ambulance, emergency medical or other emergency
services;
(vii) "Public safety answering point" means a twenty-
four (24) hour local jurisdiction communications facility
receiving 911 service calls and directly dispatching emergency
response services or relaying calls to the appropriate public or
private safety agency or disseminating warnings to the public of
impending hazards, including storms, floods, hazardous materials
incidents or other emergencies that could compromise the public
safety;
(viii) "Service supplier" means any utility, person
or entity providing or offering to provide 911 system equipment,
database installation, maintenance or local exchange access,
wireless communication access or other technological device that
under normal operation is designed or routinely used to access
911 services within the 911 service access area, including, for
purposes of W.S. 16-9-108 and 16-9-109, a seller of prepaid
wireless communications access;
(ix) "Service user" means any person within the local
government's designated 911 service area who is provided local
exchange access telephone service, wireless communication access
service or other technological device that under normal
operation is designed or routinely used to access 911;
(x) "This act" means W.S. 16-9-101 through 16-9-111;
(xi) "Enhanced wireless 911 service" means any
enhanced 911 service so designated by the Federal Communications
Commission, including wireless automatic location identification
and automatic number identification;
(xii) "Wireless automatic location identification"
means the definition supplied by the Federal Communication
Commission regulation that provides for the automatic display on
equipment at the public safety answering point of the location
of the wireless service user initiating a 911 call to the public
safety answering point;
(xiii) "Wireless automatic number identification"
means the definition supplied by the Federal Communication
Commission regulation that allows the mobile identification
number of the wireless service user initiating a 911 call to the
public safety answering point;
(xiv) "Wireless carrier" means a provider of
commercial mobile services or any other radio communication
service that the Federal Communications Commission requires to
provide wireless 911 service;
(xv) "Wireless communications access" means the radio
equipment and assigned mobile identification number used to
connect a wireless customer to a wireless carrier for two-way
interactive voice or voice capable services;
(xvi) "Wireless 911 service" means any 911 service
provided by a wireless carrier, including enhanced wireless 911
service;
(xvii) "Prepaid wireless communications access" means
wireless communications access which requires advance payment
that is sold in predetermined units or dollars of which the
number declines with use in a known amount;
(xviii) "Law enforcement agency" means as defined in
W.S. 7-3-902(a)(i).