Conn. public safety officials asked the Dept. of Public Utility C...
Conn. public safety officials asked the Dept. of Public Utility Control (DPUC) to enforce prepaid wireless providers’ collection of E-911 surcharges. The state Dept. of Public Safety said all phone users benefit from E-911 access, so all should pay…
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the state E-911 surcharge. But the agency (Case 06-12-09) said some prepaid wireless providers claim they're not obligated to collect the state E-911 fee; one provider, T-Mobile, wants refund of E-911 surcharge money remitted to the state 2002-05, declaring it never was obligated to collect E-911 fees. The safety dept. told the DPUC rising use of prepaid wireless will cut E-911 support. It asked the DPUC to gauge how many prepaid wireless providers and customers exist in Conn., and which providers collect the E- 911 surcharge.