SBC/Ameritech told FCC last week that state court in Mich. had is...
SBC/Ameritech told FCC last week that state court in Mich. had issued temporary restraining order (TRO) that barred carrier from filing wireless 911 tariff. Ameritech planned to file tariff in Mich. that would allow it to recover costs from…
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public safety answering points (PSAPs) for Phase 2 of Enhanced 911. Ameritech had told FCC earlier that it had to ask Mich. PSC for authority to charge local 911 dispatching centers for every 911 call placed from cellphone. Company planned to charge fee to recoup costs of implementing wireless E911 location capability, contending it was entitled under Telecom Act to obtain such cost recovery. But on Aug. 30, Mich. Communications Directors Assn. and Barry County Central Dispatch Authority filed complaint and motion for TRO against Ameritech and Emergency Telephone Service Committee’s CMRS Committee in 5th Judicial Circuit Court in Mich. seeking to enjoin Ameritech from filing wireless E911 tariff, which court granted. They cited state statute that lets commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers recover costs for E911 service from state fund. Ameritech told FCC in ex parte filing last week that it wasn’t CMRS provider and, as result, that statute didn’t apply to it. Hearing is set for Oct. 14 on whether TRO should be lifted or continued as preliminary injunction. Ameritech said it planned to meet with county, PSC and state legislative staffers to discuss best way to implement Phase 2 of wireless E911 without disrupting service. SBC told FCC earlier that main form of cost recovery it planned for E911 was through interconnection agreements, although many states give wireless carriers ability to purchase that service from tariffs.