General Provisions

PURPOSE: This rule describes in general terms the provisions of this chapter. (1) Where applicable, basic local exchange telecommunications companies shall— (A) Collect emergency telephone service (ETS) surcharges and remit all surcharge revenue to the appropriate governmental entity pursuant to section 190.310, RSMo, and shall be entitled to retain collection fees pursuant to section 190.310, RSMo; and (B) Provide upon request by the ETS customer and on a proprietary basis, the number of access lines to which the surcharge is applicable. (2) All telecommunications companies to which this rule applies shall file and maintain approved tariffs with the Missouri Public Service Commission in compliance with this rule. Such tariffs shall include the rates to be charged for emergency telephone service. (3) Nothing in this rule shall preclude a political subdivision from determining by public vote the level of emergency telephone service via the public vote. (4) Incumbent basic local exchange telecommunications companies who seek to modify existing basic local exchange boundaries which may affect E-911 or B-911 service shall provide notice of the proposed boundary revision thirty (30) days in advance to alternative local exchange telecommunications companies authorized to serve areas affected by the proposed boundary revisions. Such notification may be stated in a cover letter accompanying the tariff filing proposing to modify the existing exchange boundary. (5) All basic local exchange telecommunications companies, whether providing facilities based or resold basic local exchange telecommunications service, may adopt internal procedures which require telephone subscribers to provide an accurate E-911 master street address guide (MSAG) street address prior to receiving basic local exchange telecommunications service. AUTHORITY: sections 386.040, RSMo 1994, and 386.250 and 392.200, RSMo Supp. 1998.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 240-34.010. Original rule filed Feb. 16, 1999, effective Sept. 30, 1999. Moved to 20 CSR 4240-34.010, effective Aug. 28, 2019. *Original Authority: 386.040, RSMo 1939; 386.250, RSMo 1939, amended 1963, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996; 392.200, RSMo 1939, amended 1987, 1988, 1996.