Maryland Public Safety Section 1-301
§ 1-301.
  (a)   In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
  (b)   "Additional charge" means the charge imposed by a county in accordance with § 1-311 of this subtitle.
  (c)   "Board" means the Emergency Number Systems Board.
  (d)   "Commercial mobile radio service" or "CMRS" means mobile telecommunications service that is:
    (1)   provided for profit with the intent of receiving compensation or monetary gain;
    (2)   an interconnected, two-way voice service; and
    (3)   available to the public.
  (e)   "Commercial mobile radio service provider" or "CMRS provider" means a person authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to provide CMRS in the State.
  (f)   "County plan" means a plan for a 9-1-1 system or enhanced 9-1-1 system, or an amendment to the plan, developed by a county or several counties together under this subtitle.
  (g)   (1)   "Customer" means:
      (i)   the person that contracts with a home service provider for CMRS; or
      (ii)   the end user of the CMRS if the end user of the CMRS is not the contracting party.
    (2)   "Customer" does not include:
      (i)   a reseller of CMRS; or
      (ii)   a serving carrier under an arrangement to serve the customer outside the home service provider's licensed service area.
  (h)   "Enhanced 9-1-1 system" means a 9-1-1 system that provides:
    (1)   automatic number identification;
    (2)   automatic location identification; and
    (3)   any other technological advancements that the Board requires.
  (i)   "FCC order" means an order issued by the Federal Communications Commission under proceedings regarding the compatibility of enhanced 9-1-1 systems and delivery of wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service.
  (j)   "Home service provider" means the facilities-based carrier or reseller that contracts with a customer to provide CMRS.
  (k)   "9-1-1-accessible service" means telephone service or another communications service that connects an individual dialing the digits 9-1-1 to an established public safety answering point.
  (l)   "9-1-1 fee" means the fee imposed in accordance with § 1-310 of this subtitle.
  (m)   (1)   "9-1-1 service carrier" means a provider of CMRS or other 9-1-1-accessible service.
    (2)   "9-1-1 service carrier" does not include a telephone company.
  (n)   (1)   "9-1-1 system" means telephone service that:
      (i)   meets the planning guidelines established under this subtitle; and
      (ii)   automatically connects an individual dialing the digits 9-1-1 to an established public safety answering point.
    (2)   "9-1-1 system" includes:
      (i)   equipment for connecting and outswitching 9-1-1 calls within a telephone central office;
      (ii)   trunking facilities from a telephone central office to a public safety answering point; and
      (iii)   equipment to connect 9-1-1 calls to the appropriate public safety agency.
  (o)   "9-1-1 Trust Fund" means the fund established under § 1-308 of this subtitle.
  (p)   "Public safety agency" means:
    (1)   a functional division of a public agency that provides fire fighting, police, medical, or other emergency services; or
    (2)   a private entity that provides fire fighting, police, medical, or other emergency services on a voluntary basis.
  (q)   "Public safety answering point" means a communications facility that:
    (1)   is operated on a 24-hour basis;
    (2)   first receives 9-1-1 calls in a 9-1-1 service area; and
    (3)   as appropriate, dispatches public safety services directly, or transfers 9-1-1 calls to appropriate public safety agencies.
  (r)   "Secretary" means the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
  (s)   "Wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service" means enhanced 9-1-1 service under an FCC order.