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911 MONTHLY SERVICE FEE FOR

UNREGULATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE

What is the 911 Service fee? It is an assessment against each local service access line to pay for 911 call delivery, features, and other 911

related expenses. Minnesota Statutes, Section 403.11 states in part: "Each customer of a wireless or wire-line switched or packet-based

telecommunications service provider connected to the public switched telephone network that furnishes service capable of originating a 911

emergency telephone call is assessed a fee based upon the number of wired or wireless telephone lines, or their equivalent, to cover the costs of

ongoing maintenance and related improvements for trunking and central office switching equipment for 911 emergency telecommunications

service, plus administrative and staffing costs of the commissioner related to managing the 911 emergency telecommunications service

program".

NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES:

Effective July 6, 2005 the 911 fee increased to 65¢.

Effective December 3, 2003, the 9-1-1 Program is transferred from the Department of Administration to the Department of Public

Safety. The new address is shown on upper left corner of the fee form.

Effective August 1, 2002, a manager or officer of the telecommunications company must certify on the fee forms submitted with each

remittance, by signature and date, that the information being reported is accurate and true. If a designee of the manager or officer

signs, a copy of the signed designee letter must be provided to our office.

When should collected fees be submitted? Submit fees with this form to the address indicated on the form by the 25

of each month

following the month of collection. Example: June monthly collection or quarterly collections for April, May and June are due by July 25

. If

fee collections are not received at the Department of Public Safety, Statewide 911 Program within 20 days after the due date, companies will be

reported to the State Department of Revenue's Minnesota Collection Enterprise. Debt collection fees of 15 to 20% may be added to the total

amount due in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 16D.

Do the fees apply to federal customers? If federal government customers refuse to pay the fees, companies can consider them exempt. This

is a constitutional matter involving a state's power to collect from the federal agencies.

Do the fees apply to other tax-exempt organizations? Yes. The fees are not taxes. Except for the cost of 911 program management, 911

receipts are allocated to pay for 911 call delivery, features, and other 911 related expenses.

Do the fees apply to one-way trunks, such as used in a direct-inward-dial PBX system? Yes. Although an incoming PBX trunk would not

be used to dial out, it is part of a local premises system that can access the switched network.

Do the fees apply to 911 outswitching charges? No. Nine-one-one trunks are not local service access lines in that they do not access the

switched network.

Should the fees be applied to seasonal disconnect voice service? No. During periods of disconnection, the fees do not apply to local service

access lines temporarily disconnected for seasonal service reasons.

What are the company's options in collecting the fees? At your option, the entire fee may apply for any period of service covering more than

one-half of the applicable month, or it may be pro-rated on a daily basis. If you choose to pro-rate the fee, amounts less than $.05 per customer

need not be collected.

How should the fees appear on customer bills? Minnesota prefers to have the fee listed on customer bills or statements separate from other

fees or taxes. We recommend the surcharge be listed as "Minnesota 9-1-1 Surcharge" on customer bills or statements.

Should the fees be billed until paid? Yes. For example, if a subscriber refuses to pay the 911 fee for one month, the 65¢ balance should be

carried forward and added to the normal fee amount on a subsequent bill.

Is a company responsible for submitting fees that are not collected? No. If a customer refuses to pay the fee, however, report refusal to pay

the fee to the Department of Public Safety on the form, or on an attachment to the form, that accompanies the payment.

If you have further questions, or would like to discuss the fee or any 9-1-1 matter, please call Jim Beutelspacher at 651-201-7550

MN 911 FEE 65

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