2017 Delaware Code
Title 16 - Health and Safety
CHAPTER 100. 911-ENHANCED EMERGENCY NUMBER SERVICE
§ 10002. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "911 Emergency Report Center" means any facility which maintains a 911 telephone call-in feature for the Enhanced System.

(2) "911-Enhanced Emergency Reporting System" means a system capability to identify automatically the geographical location and the calling number of the telephone being used by the caller and to provide a display of the location information on 911 Emergency Reporting Center. 911-Enhanced System includes, but is not necessarily limited to the following features: Automatic number identification, automatic location identification, fixed transfer, selective routing, alternate routing and forced disconnect.

(3) "911-Enhanced Emergency Reporting System capability" shall mean the network and database functions required to ensure that both the 911 call and the information identifying the telephone number of the caller and associated geographic location of the caller are automatically and simultaneously forwarded to the public safety answering point.

(4) "Board" means the Enhanced 911 Emergency Reporting System Service Board.

(5) "Commission" shall mean the Public Service Commission.

(6) "E-911 state plan" means a document to be prepared, maintained and kept current by the Board regarding the operation, maintenance, upgrading and funding of a statewide-integrated E-911 system.

(7) "Emergency medical dispatch (EMD) center" shall mean any dispatch center that receives 911 calls requesting emergency medical assistance, processes those calls, or dispatches emergency medical service resources.

(8) "FCC E-911 order" means all orders issued by the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to the proceeding entitled "Revision of the Commission's Rules to Ensure Compatibility with Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Systems" (CC Docket No. 94-102; RM-8413), or any successor proceeding, regarding the delivery of wireless automatic number identification and wireless automatic location information as of the dates and according to the other criteria established therein.

(9) "Fund" means the 911 Emergency Reporting System Service Fund created by Chapter 101 of this title.

(10) "Provider" shall mean a telecommunications service provider, including a wireless provider, any other provider that is required to or opts to provide 911 service, or any intermediate entity or pass through agent providing telecommunications services.

(11) "Public safety answering point" or "PSAP" shall have the same meaning as "911-Enhanced Report Center."

(12) "Secretary" shall mean the Secretary of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security.

(13) "Wireless automatic location information" means the delivery or receipt of the approximate geographic location, as specified in the FCC E-911 Order, of the wireless device being used to place a call to a 911 system or to a wireless E-911 system.

(14) "Wireless automatic number identification" means the delivery or receipt of the telephone number when available assigned to the wireless device being used to place a call to a 911 system or to a wireless E-911 system.

(15) "Wireless E-911 service" means enhanced 911 service provided by a wireless provider, pursuant to the FCC E-911 order.

(16) "Wireless E-911 state plan" or "wireless plan" means a document to be prepared, maintained and kept current by the Board providing for all aspects of the development, implementation, operation and maintenance of a statewide wireless E-911 system, including the exclusive authority to approve wireless provider service agreements, advise regarding technical standards, formulate technical plans and determine permitted uses of and amounts disbursed from the 911-Enhanced Emergency Reporting Fund to wireless carriers as of January 1, 2002, pursuant to § 10104 of this title.

(17) "Wireless E-911 system" means an E-911 system which permits wireless service users dialing 911 to be connected to a public safety answering point for the reporting of police, fire, medical or other emergency situations and which permits the wireless number identification and/or associated location information to be automatically forwarded at the same time to the public safety answering point.

(18) "Wireless provider" means a person engaged in the business of providing wireless service to end-use customers and resellers of such service in this State or commercial mobile radio service providers as defined by the Federal Communications Commission.

(19) "Wireless service" means commercial mobile radio service as defined under §§ 3(33) and 332(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 [47 USC §§ 153(33) and 322(d)], as amended by the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.).

(20) "Wireless service customer" means a person who is billed by a wireless provider for wireless service within the State.

(21) "Wireline" means telecommunications service provided in part over fixed physical access facilities, such as wires and cables, between residences or businesses and a telephone company switching office.

66 Del. Laws, c. 270, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 57, § 2; 69 Del. Laws, c. 256, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 137, § 26; 73 Del. Laws, c. 115, § 2; 74 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 138; 76 Del. Laws, c. 183, §§ 1, 2.;