4 Pa. Code § 120b.110 - Collection and disbursement of contribution rate

(a) The local exchange telephone company shall establish a billing system to account for the levying, collection and disbursement of the approved contribution rate. The cost of establishing the system shall be determined by the local exchange telephone company. The cost along with supporting justification shall be provided to the county for inclusion in the county plan.

(b) The local exchange telephone company shall also determine the cost to administer the 911 collection rate billing system and provide this information to the county along with supporting justification for the cost. The administrative fee may not exceed 2% of the contribution rate moneys collected. The county shall also include this fee in the county plan for use in determining the contribution rate.

(c) The local exchange telephone company providing local exchange service to a telephone subscriber shall bill and collect the approved contribution rate from the telephone subscriber on a monthly basis. The amount of the subscriber's contribution rate shall be stated separately on the bill.

(d) The telephone company shall remit to the appropriate county the entire contribution rate and accrued interest less the actual uncollectible and less the approved administrative fee on a quarterly basis. The payment shall be made within 30 days of the end of each calendar quarter.

(e) In a county where there is an approved 911 plan and contribution rate and where there is also a city which has a separately approved 911 plan and contribution rate, the local telephone exchange company shall segregate and identify the separate contribution rate collections and accrued interest from each local government where a separate contribution rate is levied. The identification of collections and accrued interest shall be included with the transmission of contribution rate collections from the telephone company to the county. The contribution rate collections and accrued interest may be remitted to the county with a single check.

(f) The county treasurer, on a quarterly basis, or more often if agreed upon by the county and the municipality, shall pay from funds of the restricted account to a municipality which operates a 911 system, a sum of money not less than that contributed by the telephone subscribers of that municipality to the county 911 system and accrued interest, less that applicable service supplier administrative cost and the county administrative cost.

(g) Disbursement of the contribution rate to a county by a telephone company may be done on a more frequent basis if agreed upon by the county and the telephone company. If payment is made on a monthly basis, it shall be remitted within 20 days of the end of the month.

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4 Pa. Code § 120b.110

The provisions of this § 120b.110 adopted April 17, 1992, effective 4/18/1992, 22 Pa.B. 1908.