{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-65.7636","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 65.7636","heading":"Lifeline program provider to collect and remit monthly CMRS service","body":"charge to board -- Enforcement of service charge collection -- No impact on\nCMRS fees imposed prior to January 1, 2017 -- Prohibited use of moneys\nreceived.\n(1) As used in this s ection, \"Lifeline provider\" means a CMRS provider that the\nKentucky Public Service Commission has deemed or deems eligible to participate\nin the wireless low-income Lifeline program and to receive reimbursement from the\nuniversal service fund managed by th e Federal Communications Commission\npursuant to the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. secs. 151 et\nseq.\n(2) A Lifeline provider shall be liable for a CMRS service charge equal to the amount\nof the CMRS postpaid service charge levied under K RS 65.7629 and shall remit a\nmonthly payment to the Kentucky 911 Services Board equal to the product of the\nfollowing factors:\n(a) The amount of the postpaid CMRS service charge levied under KRS 65.7629;\nand\n(b) The number of unique end users with Kentucky  addresses for which the\nLifeline provider received reimbursement from the universal service fund\nduring the immediately preceding month.\n(3) All service charges levied by this section are due and payable to the board monthly\nand shall be remitted on or be fore thirty (30) days after the end of the calendar\nmonth. Collection actions may be initiated by the state, on behalf of the board, in\nthe Franklin Circuit Court or any other court of competent jurisdiction, and the\nreasonable costs and attorney's fees which are incurred in connection with any such\ncollection action may be awarded by the court to the prevailing party in the action.\n(4) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted or otherwise construed to impact\nlitigation pending in the courts of the Comm onwealth commencing on or before\nMarch 1, 2016, regarding the application of CMRS fees imposed prior to January 1,\n2017, to CMRS providers receiving reimbursement from the universal service fund.\n(5) A Lifeline provider shall not use any moneys received fo r participation in the\nwireless low-income Lifeline program from the universal service fund managed by\nthe Federal Communications Commission pursuant to the federal\nTelecommunications Act of 1996, 41 U.S.C. secs. 151 et seq., to pay for any portion\nof the CMRS service charge levied on the Lifeline provider under this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 65"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49842","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:22Z","sha256":"b7194a8e0a1b0c7cbf9352b38163dee351a40faf59062c6d118946723f5a6559","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-65.7635","next":"us-ky/krs-65.7637"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}