The 9-1-1 service fee is assessed on second lines.  In most cases the
fee is assessed on every line, although with some jurisdictions there is
a cap on the maximum number of lines per customer per location.  In our
jurisdiction the cap is 100. 

Ric Atkins
Tarrant County 9-1-1 District

A 9-1-1 system can cover multiple municipalities and counties are just a
single city.  Each 9-1-1 systems has it's own mailing address, by law
the Treasurer of the one of the cities or counties involved but the
funds can not be kept in the county or city general fund and can not be
spent by any one but the 9-1-1 Board. 

This issue was the single most difficult issue to deal with in
attempting to get our State wireless surcharge law passed.  The carriers
wanted a single point of collection we of course wanted things like they
were.  As it turned out we compromised and the State collects and
disseminates the surcharges to the 9-1-1 systems without any recurring
action to obtain them on the part of the systems.  No funds remain in
the State bank account for the PSAPs for any length of time thereby
making it difficult for anyone to raid them. 

Norman H. Forshee