O'Rielly Sees 'Mixed Results' Stopping State 911 Fee Diverters
The fight against state 911 fee diversion "has had mixed results," FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly blogged Friday. "Of the five self-reported diverting states and seven states and territories that did not respond to the Commission’s inquiry ... two states remedied…
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filing errors to clarify that they are not diverters, one state and one territory are in the process (one with firm commitments) of ending diversion within their borders, one state started exploring ways to stop the practice, and seven states and territories have not yet made progress on either providing the Commission with their state data or ending the despicable practice of stealing 9-1-1 fees for their own personal spending." O'Rielly included a table with updates. O'Rielly is to speak June 21 in Trenton about New Jersey 911 fee diversion at a news conference event hosted by the New Jersey Association of Counties and the New Jersey Wireless Association. Some New Jersey lawmakers at an April legislative hearing backed a constitutional amendment to guarantee revenue collected for the emergency system goes to that purpose (see 1804050042). O'Rielly suggested to us "creative options" to increase pressure on diverting states (see 1805220034).