§ 14-316. Definitions.

As used in this Ordinance:

911 charge means a contribution to Orange County for the 911 service start up equipment costs, subscriber notification costs, addressing costs, billing costs, and non recurring and recurring installation, maintenance, service, and network charges of a service supplier providing 911 service.

911 system or 911 service means an emergency telephone system that provides the user of the public telephone system the ability to reach a public safety answering point by dialing the digits 911. The term "911 System" or "911 Service" also includes "Enhanced 911 service", which means an emergency telephone system that provides the user of the public telephone system with 911 service and, in addition, directs 911 calls to appropriate public safety answering points by selective routing based on the geographical location from which the call originated and provides the capability for automatic number identification and automatic location identification features.

Exchange access facility means the access from a particular telephone subscriber's premises to the telephone system of a service supplier. Exchange access facilities include service supplier provided access lines, PBX trunks and centrex network access registers, all as defined by tariffs of the telephone company as approved by the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Exchange access facilities do not include service supplier owned and operated telephone pay station lines, or Wide Area Telecommunications Service (WATS), Foreign Exchange (FX) or incoming only lines.

Public Safety Telephone Act means N.C. General Statute 62A-40 et seq.

Service supplier means a person or entity who provides exchange telephone service to a telephone subscriber.

Telephone subscriber or subscriber means a person or entity to whom exchange telephone service, either residential or commercial, is provided and in return for which the person or entity is billed on a monthly basis. When the same person, business, or organization has several telephone access lines, each exchange access facility shall constitute a separate subscription.

(Ord. of 12-4-1989, § 1(A), eff. 12-4-1989)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.