O'Rielly Condemns Alleged Guam 911 Fee Diversion
FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly urged Guam to end alleged 911 fee diversion, asking for a second time why the territory didn’t respond to the FCC seeking information for its state 911 fees report. In a Wednesday letter to Gov. Eddie…
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Calvo (R), O’Rielly said he never received an official response to his first letter four months ago, but a Guam fire chief told a local newspaper the territory diverted $488,000 in 2016 and $840,000 last year to purposes unrelated to 911. “It appears that from 2014 to 2017, almost $4 million was transferred out of Guam’s 9-1-1 fund,” O’Rielly said. “Such a shortfall is incredibly concerning.” O’Rielly, who reported progress ending the practice in New Mexico in another letter this week (see 1806190017), plans to speak about New Jersey 911 fee diversion Thursday in Trenton.