2020 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 65 - General provisions applicable to counties, cities, and other local units 65.7636 Lifeline program provider to collect and remit monthly CMRS service charge to board -- Enforcement of service charge collection -- No impact on CMRS fees imposed prior to January 1, 2017 -- Prohibited use of moneys received.
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65.7636 Lifeline program provider to collect and remit monthly CMRS service
charge to board -- Enforcement of service charge collection -- No impact on
CMRS fees imposed prior to January 1, 2017 -- Prohibited use of moneys
received.
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As used in this section, "Lifeline provider" means a CMRS provider that the
Kentucky Public Service Commission has deemed or deems eligible to participate
in the wireless low-income Lifeline program and to receive reimbursement from the
universal service fund managed by the Federal Communications Commission
pursuant to the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. secs. 151 et
seq.
A Lifeline provider shall be liable for a CMRS service charge equal to the amount
of the CMRS postpaid service charge levied under KRS 65.7629 and shall remit a
monthly payment to the Kentucky 911 Services Board equal to the product of the
following factors:
(a) The amount of the postpaid CMRS service charge levied under KRS 65.7629;
and
(b) The number of unique end users with Kentucky addresses for which the
Lifeline provider received reimbursement from the universal service fund
during the immediately preceding month.
All service charges levied by this section are due and payable to the board monthly
and shall be remitted on or before thirty (30) days after the end of the calendar
month. Collection actions may be initiated by the state, on behalf of the board, in
the Franklin Circuit Court or any other court of competent jurisdiction, and the
reasonable costs and attorney's fees which are incurred in connection with any such
collection action may be awarded by the court to the prevailing party in the action.
Nothing in this section shall be interpreted or otherwise construed to impact
litigation pending in the courts of the Commonwealth commencing on or before
March 1, 2016, regarding the application of CMRS fees imposed prior to January 1,
2017, to CMRS providers receiving reimbursement from the universal service fund.
A Lifeline provider shall not use any moneys received for participation in the
wireless low-income Lifeline program from the universal service fund managed by
the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to the federal
Telecommunications Act of 1996, 41 U.S.C. secs. 151 et seq., to pay for any portion
of the CMRS service charge levied on the Lifeline provider under this section.
Effective: March 27, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 37, sec. 1, effective March 27, 2020. -- Created
2016 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 29, effective January 1, 2017.
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