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D.C. Code § 34-1811: Definitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 34. Public Utilities.
- Chapter 18. Emergency and Non-Emergency Number Telephone System Assessments Fund.
- Part B. 988 Lifeline Support and Sustainability Fund.
(a)
For the purposes of this part, the term:
(1)
"988 Lifeline" shall have the same meaning as in section 251(e)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, approved February 8, 1996 (110 Stat. 61; 47 U.S.C. § 251(e)(4)).
(2)
"988 fee" means the surcharge authorized by section 613.
(3)
"988 Fund" means the 988 Lifeline and Crisis Services Fund established by section 612.
(4)
"Access line" means a wireline, Voice over Internet Protocol line, as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 9.3, wireless telephone number, trunk, or other communication path that can initiate a 988 Lifeline call.
(5)
"Prepaid wireless 988 charge" means the surcharge authorized by section 614.
(6)
"Shared plan" means a telecommunications service plan offered by a provider that includes 2 or more access lines or mobile numbers.
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