16-9-102. Definitions.

(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 16-9-110;

(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.